Saying Yes
by Nancy Forest These are extracts from a journal Nancy started keeping a week before donating a kidney to her husband, Jim.... Read More
Fr. David Kirk’s Legacy of Hope
by Julia Demaree and Albert Raboteau Fr. David Kirk, founder of Emmaus House in New York City's Harlem, died last year on... Read More
Consider Today’s Lily
by Cranford Joseph Coulter Consider the lilies, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in... Read More
Removing the Wall Between Mary and Martha
by Mother Raphaela Vermeer's painting of Mary and Martha with Christ Again and again during the year we hear the story of... Read More
Regarding the Church's opposition to capital punishment
by Fr. Ted Bobosh Any pastor living in a country in which executions are still carried out is likely to be asked... Read More
A Sunday of Forgiveness in Nairobi
by Emmanuel Kashoke Holding the future in their hands and hearts, these youngsters who attend St. George Orthodox School in Kibera, just... Read More
A Pascha greeting in Stalin’s Russia
Nicholas Arseniev recounts an event that occurred in Russia, one that is quite characteristic of the faith of the Russian people. During... Read More
Orthodoxy and Capital Punishment
Capital Punishment: Points to Consider by Jim Forest Blessed are the Meek: Capital Punishment and the Gospel by Fr. Thomas Mueller St... Read More
Assessing the Death Penalty: Let the Punishment Fit the Time
By Danny Abbott Christianity in the United States has had a unique experience compared to the rest of the western world. U.S.... Read More
Recommended Reading: Winter 2008
Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder Random House, 2003. 317 pp. Paul Farmer graduated from Harvard University with degrees in medicine and... Read More


