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'Step Back from the Brink of War': OPF's Iran Appeal
The following statement has been sent to President Bush and members of the US legislature: "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children... Read More
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Conversations by e-mail: Winter 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: Winter 2007
An Orthodox Appeal Against New Nuclear Weapons In December Dn. John Chryssavgis, representing Archbishop Demetrios, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese in America, presented testimony... Read More
OPF Report to North American Bishops
Here is the report I gave to the Standing Conference of Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA) at their conference last summer. It was a... Read More
Promoting Harmony in the Choir
Peacemaking in the Parish by James Chater On the first Sunday of Lent, the Sunday of Orthodoxy, we hear in the Gospel reading how Jesus... Read More
An Orthodox Parish Turns to Solar Power
by Catherine Frye Down through the centuries Orthodox Christians have fed the hungry, provided shelter for the homeless and cared for those who have need.... Read More
Peace With My Body
by Monica Klepac On April 20, 2006, just a few minutes past seven in the morning, I held my new- born son, Abram. As I... Read More
Holy Fools in Russian Literature
by Philip Gorski Holy Fool, detail from a painting by Surikov Throughout the history of Russian literature, holy foolishness (iurodstvo) has been a ubiquitous motif.... Read More
St. Xenia of St. Petersburg:
Early in her long life Xenia had been married to an army colonel who drank himself to death and who may have been an abusive,... Read More
Holy Wisdom, Holy Foolishness
January 2007 Dear In Communion reader, On the cover of this issue of In Communion is an icon of one of the Holy Fools on... Read More
Love Your Enemy As Yourself
[Lecture delivered at St Herman's Orthodox Church in Edmonton, Canada, 15 October 2006] by Jim Forest But I say to you, Love your enemies and... Read More
Pro-Life Resources
From the early days of Christianity, the protection of human life -- from the womb to old age -- has been a major priority for... Read More
Pro-Life Resources
From the early days of Christianity, the protection of human life -- from the womb to old age -- has been a major priority for... Read More
Pro-Life Resources
From the early days of Christianity, the protection of human life -- from the womb to old age -- has been a major priority for... Read More
The Healing of Enmity
by Jim Forest But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. - Jesus Christ (Mat 5:44) Passenger planes... Read More
Recommended Reading Fall 2006
Christian Faith and Same Sex Attraction: Thomas Hopko Conciliar Press, 126 pp, $13 Writing with compassion, clarity and humility, Fr. Thomas Hopko (Dean Emeritus of... Read More
Conversations by e-mail: Fall 2006
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 2006
Soldier who said no: Resistance an act of penitence A soldier who fled to Canada rather than return to Iraq surrendered October 4 to military... Read More
What We Want in Our Political Leaders
by Fr. Thomas Hopko Some of us Christians don't necessarily want our political leaders to be "observant Christians." We know ourselves and our histories too... Read More
New Page: Remembering Jim Forest – Essays and Articles
Russian War in Ukraine Recent Posts
UKRAINE, KHARKIV, 01 MARCH 2022: Volunteers help victims people from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Ukraine – The Iconoclasm of War
Ukraine- Russian Orthodox and Eastern European Bishops Statements
Ukraine- Metropolitan Evlogy and the Martyria of Amsterdam
Ukraine – The Day the Icon Began to Bleed
Ukraine- Does it Matter What Bishops Say?
Yes, here’s why.
