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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 the sisters Mary... Read More
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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 why the Orthodox... 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 outside of Nairobi,... 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 a public conference... 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 Nicholas Halts an... 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. church attendance is... 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 anthropology. Instead of... Read More
Conversations by email: Winter 2008
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
News: Winter 2008 / issue 48
New Jersey's repeal of executions In December, New Jersey governor Jon Corzine signed into law a measure that abolishes the death penalty, making New Jersey... Read More
Living on the Wrong Side of the Wall
by Maria C. Khoury Hoping someone might want to boost the Palestinian economy by buying some of my books, I traveled to an Israeli post... Read More
The Barrier Wall
by Alexander Patico One of the sources of Arab discontentment has been the erection of the "Defensive Wall," as Israelis call it, separating parts of... Read More
Young Adam
by Frederica Mathewes-Green Last summer we had a houseful at the beach, with our children and their spouses and the seven (soon to be nine)... Read More
Young Adam by Frederica Mathewes-Green
by Frederica Mathewes-Green Last summer we had a houseful at the beach, with our children and their spouses and the seven (soon to be nine)... Read More
Boundaries and Bridges
by Mother Raphaela Most of us have heard the proverb "Good fences make good neighbors."
Wanderings and Wonderings About Women and Walls
By Demetra Velisarios Jaquet The common purpose of the Eucharistic community is to listen and respond with gratitude, love and obedience to God's call to... Read More
The Original Oneness of Adam & Eve
by Jim Forest While browsing in our parish bookshop not long ago, I happened to notice in a rack of cards a reproduction of an... Read More
Conversations by email: Fall 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 part, contact Mark... Read More
Conversations by email: Fall 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 part, contact Mark... Read More
News: Fall 2007 / issue 47
Stalin's victims honored in emotional memorial The Russian Orthodox Church marked the 70th anniversary of the bloodiest peak of Josef Stalin's terror with a procession... Read More
New Page: Remembering Jim Forest – Essays and Articles
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