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Saying No to Torture
by Kate Karam Moore An alarming number of people, including many active in church life, have come to regard torture as an acceptable interrogation method... Read More
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More Than Just Justice
by Alexander Patico When I was a kid, there was a comic book series called “The Justice League of America.” Its members included Superman, Batman,... Read More
The Church Fathers on Oaths, Revenge and Love
Patristic commentaries on the Sermon on the Mount, continued... Again you have heard that it was said to the men of old, “You shall not... Read More
News Summer 2010
USA: First Episcopal Assembly Convened The first Episcopal Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Hierarchs in North America was convened on May 26 in New York City... Read More
Conversations by e-mail – Summer 2010
These are extracts from recent postings to the OPF’s e-mail discussion list. If you are an OPF member and wish to take part, contact Mark... Read More
Recommended Reading – Summer 2010
The Compassion of the Father by Fr. Boris Bobrinskoy St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, $15 The book is a collection of essays arranged around three themes.... Read More
Dear In Communion reader,
Dear In Communion reader, In his letter to the Romans, the Apostle Paul speaks about “the law written on our hearts” which often inspires even... Read More
This is the day which the Lord has made
“This is the day which the Lord has made: let us keep it with gladness and rejoicing.” Why should we do so? Because the sun... Read More
Conscience and War
by Alexander Patico Advocates of going to war often speak of honor, duty and patriotism. Those who plead for peace often stress conscience and faith.... Read More
Speaking of Conscience
● Whenever you want to subdue your high and proud thoughts, examine your conscience carefully: Have you kept all the commandments? Have you loved your... Read More
The Dance of Life
by Juliet du Boulay This is an extract from the last chapter of a newly published book, Cosmos, Life, and Liturgy in a Greek Orthodox... Read More
Love as (Perhaps) a First Principle
by Monk Cosmas Shartz It happened years ago, but I remember it vividly. I was sitting in a class on the philosophy of religion, and... Read More
Capital Punishment and God’s Kingdom
by Fr. Ted BoboshThe relationship of Christians to the death penalty has a long history. It is not as simple as finding a passage in... Read More
Overcoming Anger, Seeking Reconciliation
Patristic commentaries on the Sermon on the Mount, continued... You have heard that it was said to the men of old, “You shall not kill;... Read More
News (Pascha 2010)
Black priest in a white town When he moved back home to Ash Grove, Missouri, in 1998, Father Moses Berry – an African-American Orthodox priest... Read More
Conversations by E-Mail (Pascha 2010)
These are extracts from recent postings to the OPF’s e-mail discussion list. If you are an OPF member and wish to take part, contact Mark... Read More
Recommended Reading (Pascha 2010)
The Saint and the Sultan: The Crusades, Islam and Francis of Assisi's Mission of Peace by Paul Moses Doubleday, 320 pages, $26 Paul Moses presents... Read More
War & Peace Resources
Nonviolence and Peace Traditions in Early & Eastern Christianity by Fr John McGuckin Iraq War Articles and Essays For the Peace from Above: on War,... Read More
War & Peace Resources
Nonviolence and Peace Traditions in Early & Eastern Christianity by Fr John McGuckin Iraq War Articles and Essays For the Peace from Above: on War,... Read More
New Page: Remembering Jim Forest – Essays and Articles
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