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Prayers by the Lake
by Bishop Nikolai Velimirovic Bishop Nikolai Velimirovic, a bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church, is regarded by many as a saint yet to be canonized.... Read More
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Who Is My Neighbor?
by Sister Magdalen Sister Magdalen is a nun of the Community of Saint John the Baptist in Essex, England. This is based on notes from... Read More
The Beatitude of Tears
by Glinda Johnson-Medland "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted." Not so long ago, I lost an unborn child that my husband... Read More
Orthodox Christians and Conscientious Objection
by Jim Forest "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God." -- Matthew 5:9 Like fish, we human beings tend to... Read More
Living in Communion
an interview with Father Thomas Hopko Father Thomas Hopko is Dean of Saint Vladimir's Seminary in Crestwood, New York, the author of many books and... Read More
Prayer for Peace in the Liturgy
extracts from the writings of Archimandrite Lev Gillet, most of whose books were published anonymously as "A Monk of the Eastern Church" The Great Litany... Read More
The Ladder of the Beatitudes
by Jim Forest Those who are new to Orthodoxy are sometimes surprised to discover the intense reverence the Church has for the Gospel. A book... Read More
Spiritual Combat Against War
Father Georgi Chistyakov Fire brigades, rescue forces prepared for natural catastrophes, repairmen of electrical and water networks, those who maintain the sewer system --- such... Read More
Let Us Consider Quarreling
by Hilary Carby-Hall Let us consider quarreling. Let us think about it seriously because, like it or not, most of us do it at some... Read More
No Just War in the Fathers
by Father Stanley Harakas Occasionally one finds Orthodox authors who argue that the Orthodox Church espouses a "just war" doctrine similar to that which gradually... Read More
Recommended Resources – Summer 2005
The Return of the Icon an 85-minute film produced by Bill Smith In the summer of 2004 the icon of the Tikhvin Mother of God,... Read More
Conversations by e-mail – Summer 2005
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 – Summer 2005
Archbishop Anastasios Closer inter-faith ties in once-atheist Albania Religious leaders in Albania have pledged to cooperate in improving conditions in the country, which in the... Read More
Reflections on Pope John Paul
by Fr. Thomas Hopko What was it about Pope John Paul II that elicited the love and respect of millions of people, including many not... Read More
The Reality of Evil
by Fr. John Garvey Evil is a word that disturbs most of us. Secular people are put off by its theological overtones; many religious people... Read More
A Gift of the Holy Spirit: The Love of Enemies
by Fr. John Breck In his reflections "On the Knowledge of God," Saint Silouan of Mount Athos (+1938) speaks in a very simple and beautiful... Read More
'Only With Love'
by Jim Forest While in Tirana several years ago to research a book on the Orthodox Church in Albania, one of the remarkable people I... Read More
Tirana’s Soup Kitchen
by Pauline Russell When my husband, two children and I made the two-year commitment to become missionaries in Albania to open a soup kitchen in... Read More
Talking to Strangers
by Fr. Michael Pappas From an early age we are conditioned not to talk to strangers. For the young, such admonitions are prudent. As adults... Read More
On Christian Unity and the Problem of Religious Rivalry
By Bishop Basil of Sergievo The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins each year within the period when, on the Old or Julian Calendar,... Read More
New Page: Remembering Jim Forest – Essays and Articles
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