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Sts. Cosmas & Damian
Holy Unmercenaries (or moneyless ones) are physicians who worked to heal all without concern for gain and who, since their repose, continue to heal by... Read More
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Peacemaking: a healing ministry
In the early days of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship, when we were discussing the saint to which we should attach the Fellowship, the final decision... Read More
We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us
talk by Jim Forest for the Orthodox Peace Fellowship meeting in Canton, Ohio, June 22, 2001 In the dawn of time, way back in the... Read More
Recommended Reading – Spring 2005
Dorotheos of Gaza: Discourses & Sayings, Desert Humor & Humility Cistercian Publications, $12 Translator Eric Wheeler calls Dorotheos of Gaza's teaching "pure Christianity." That means... Read More
Conversations by E-Mail – Spring 2005
The e-mail section from the Spring 2005 issue of In Communion These are extracts from recent postings to the OPF's e-mail discussion list. If you... Read More
News Reports – Spring 2005
News section of the Spring 2005 issue of In Communion Fr. Serge Hackel (1931-2005) Archpriest Sergei Hackel died on February 9, following a heart attack.... Read More
Rouault’s Hope-Giving Images
by Joel Klepac This past summer I visited Cleveland's Museum of Art in hopes of seeing George Rouault's painting, "Head of Christ." Rouault is one... Read More
Blessing the Homes of the Homeless
By Oksana Sushko A four-by-ten foot concrete space under Toronto's Dundas Street bridge, covered by a sheet of bright blue tarp, is what Tom calls... Read More
Forgiving all by the Resurrection
by Jim Forest Let us call brothers even those who hate us and forgive all by the Resurrection. We hear these astonishing words each year... Read More
Palm Sunday: Gateway to the Cross and Resurrection
by Fr. Mark Korban The feast of Palm Sunday is a recreation of the historical events immediately preceding Jesus' death and resurrection. It's a prelude... Read More
Eternal Memory
7 April 2005 Dear In Communion reader, As this issue was being edited, Pope John Paul was dying, and then came the news that his... Read More
Let us call "brothers" even those who hate us and forgive all by the Resurrection
Lecture given by Jim Forest at the Belgian Congress of Orthodox Youth at their meeting at the "De Kluis" Center at St.-Joris-Weert near Leuven, 26... Read More
Capital Punishment: Points to Consider
from a letter by Jim Forest to a friend in the United States We are followers of Christ, who killed no one nor blessed anyone... Read More
Christ and Violence
By Kosty Bandaly Translator's note: Kosty Bandaly is a leading figure in the Orthodox Church of Antioch. He has published for decades on issues relating... Read More
Two Soldiers of Christ: Boris and Gleb
by Father Sergei Hackel It seems remote, the Russian steppe on that July evening of 1015. Tents were being pitched. A prince, Boris, Vladimir's son,... Read More
Types of Religious Lives – 6: Two types of love
In this world there are two kinds of love: one that takes and one that gives. This is common to all types of love --... Read More
Types of Religious Lives – 5: The evangelical path
I will now move on to characterize the evangelical way of spiritual life, which is as eternal as is the proclamation of the Good News,... Read More
Types of Religious Lives – 4: Ascetic piety
The ascetic type of religious life is not unique to Christianity. It has existed at all times and in the history of absolutely every religion.... Read More
Types of Religious Lives – 3: Aesthetic piety
It is difficult to trace the origins of the aesthetic type of piety. It has probably had its representatives during all ages, easing off slightly... Read More
Types of Religious Lives – 2: Ritualism
The next type of religious life, that of the strict ritualist, bears traces of an entirely different origin. Compared to the synodal type it is... Read More
New Page: Remembering Jim Forest – Essays and Articles
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