St. Elizabeth the New Martyr: from Palace to Mine Shaft
by Lily Emilia Clerkx Elizabeth Feodorovna was born in 1864, a German Hessian princess. Her maternal grandmother was Queen Victoria. At age... Read More
Dear In Communion reader,
May 2007 Dear In Communion reader, In the Orthodox Church, one would be hard-pressed to find a baptized person over the age... Read More
Conversations by Email: Spring 2007
These are extracts from recent postings to the OPF's e-mail discussion list. If you are an OPF member and wish to take... Read More
News: Spring 2007
In Communion / issue 45 / Spring 2007 Patriarch Bartholomew on unity Speaking in Vienna's St. Stephen's Cathedral, Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople... Read More
The Pilgrimage of Illness
by Jim Forest Any trip, even a small journey from one prosaic location to another, has the potential to become a pilgrimage.... Read More
Hate Breeds Hate
By Archbishop Lazar (Puhalo) Asullen, somber young man goes to a gun store in Virginia, where he will have no difficulty purchasing... Read More
Prisoners We are Forbidden to Visit
by Paul Grenier "I was in prison, and you visited Me." These words from the Gospel remind us that Christianity is not... Read More
Zealous for Truth
by David J. Goa Someone who has actually tasted truth is not contentious for truth. Someone who is considered by people to... Read More
Voluntary Simplicity in the Bible
By W. David Holden In the 20th and 21st centuries the practice of voluntary simplicity has rightly become a central virtue for... Read More
St. John Chrysostom and the Problem of Wealth
by John D. Jones Wealth ... is like a snake; it will twist around the hand and bite unless one knows how... Read More