Letter from the Editor – Fall 2020 IC-74
THIS YEAR has been filled with many challenges, most especially due to the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic. At times, the massive... Read More
The One Sin for Which the Orthodox Church Gives a Blessing by Fr. Mark Korban
MANY CHRISTIANS today are unfamiliar with the mindset of Christians in the first three centuries of the Christian era. This time period... Read More
“Good Trouble”: John Lewis And The Triumph Of Faith, Hope, And Love by Alfred D. Turnipseed
ON THE MORNING after John Lewis' passing, renowned U.S. historian Jon Meacham, Lewis' official biographer, said that Lewis was a "saint" who... Read More
A Bag of Bullets by Aaron Haney
And in the Kingdom of God they shall beat their swords into plowshares and the lion shall lie down with the lamb.... Read More
Standing on Cracking Ice: A chapter from Writing Straight with Crooked Lines by Jim Forest
IN MARCH 1985 a political event occurred in the USSR that was to make the world a less dangerous place: Mikhail Gorbachev... Read More
The Christian Peacemaker Symbolized as a Soldier – A chapter from The Way of the Peacemaker by Eric Simpson.
THE MOTIF of the Christian mission expressed by the figure of a soldier may be found throughout the New Testament, as well... Read More
OPF Virtual speaker’s series – Jim Forest – Writing Straight with Crooked Lines
We are pleased to announce that OPF will be launching a virtual speaker's series, starting on July 10. July 10, 2021 |... Read More
Ethics of the Resurrection + PROTOPRESBYTER JOHN MEYENDORFF
This is a reposting of a post originally found here Human life is inevitably dominated by worries, preoccupations, fears or concerns with... Read More
Poetry-For I am Your Child By Savelia Curniski
The following poem was composed by Savelia Curniski, president of NASHI. Nashi is the Ukrainian word for “ours.” NASHI is a Canadian-based... Read More
Modern Slavery—A Joint Declaration
Modern Slavery—A Joint Declaration 1. We, Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, and Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of... Read More