On the blessing of weapons and soldiers: Letter to Patriarch Kirill in Moscow and All Russia
On February 3 2020, the Inter-Council Presence of the Russian Orthodox Church, an advisory body that helps the Russian Hierarchy make decisions,... Read More
Letter from the Editor: Fighting Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking – Issue 73
Although the number of people living in bondage or slavery as a percentage of the global population has dropped, the actual number... Read More
News: Church Seminar Considers Questions of War and Peace in Ukraine
The second seminar of the commission “Truth, Justice and Reconciliation between Russia, Ukraine and the EU” was held at Kiev on October... Read More
The Cost of Discipleship
And in Selma, Alabama, when I was being interrogated, and all the policemen spat in my face, the face of the white nigger-lover, and only grace kept me from spitting back—grace plus common sense, for I knew I would have been a dead white nigger-lover. I sat in Birmingham jail with Dr. Martin Luther King as he wrote “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”
Standing on the Side that is Right: An Interview with Fr. Chat Hatfield
3.14.2018—Nicholas Sooy (“NS”) and Fr. Chad Hatfield (“CH”) CH: Well, this story that I’m about to tell is something that I shared... Read More
The Meaning of the Cross
Last year I was sitting with Fr. Andrew Louth and I asked him when do we as Orthodox Christians celebrate peace? Holy... Read More
Agia Skepi Sustainability Center in Cyprus
Agia Skepi, a detoxification community in Cyprus, inspires members within the framework of its therapeutic program to engage themselves in the cultivation of biological products. This solution springs from the broader spirit of Agia Skepi in getting rid of harmful substances while fostering a high quality of life.
Living In Communion
From the OPF's New Podcast: There is nothing so Orthodox as communion. Holy Communion “is the most profound expression of the essence... Read More
The Extra/Ordinary Hospitality of St. Herman House
The Church is a hospital, according to St. John Chrysostom, and according to St. Ignatius its sacraments are medicine. It is often repeated that Christ is the Great Physician, and that the spiritual life of the Church heals the sickness of the passion-ridden soul.
Death has Died, War is Over!
August 15 we celebrate the Dormition of the Theotokos, the falling asleep of Mary. August 15 is also the anniversary of the... Read More