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Jim Forest: an alphabet of his own design
Jim Forest's activity as a writer began in New Jersey at age five, in 1946, when he produced a handwritten family newspaper using an alphabet... Read More
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Practical questions…
How much does it cost? I try to clear $1200 a day ($2500 for weekends) plus travel costs. Some hosts can manage more; sometimes I... Read More
A Candle in Front of the Savior – The voice of Archbishop Anastasios
The voice of Archbishop Anastasios Archbishop Anastasios has a white beard and moustache. His hair is silver. His glasses have tortoise-shell frames with gold stems... Read More
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Conversations by E-mail
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
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Patriarch Bartholomew and Pope John Paul meet in Rome Pope John Paul II and Patriarch Bartholomew met in Rome in late June and promised to... Read More
Reflections on the Liturgy
by Mary Stavroula Ward In an age when many cradle Christians are indifferent to entering a church, believing that it is a space equal to... Read More
Becoming the Gospel: the example of four saints
by Jim Forest We should try to live in such a way that if the Gospels were lost, they could be re-written by looking at... Read More
Impressions of a Canonization
by Nancy Forest The canonization of Mother Maria Skobtsova and several people closely associated with her was the occasion of a trip to Paris the... Read More
A cloud of witnesses
There is probably no other journal in the English-speaking world that has paid so much attention to Mother Maria Skobtsova, Fr. Dimitri Klépenin and those... Read More
Albania: first impressions
This short report with photos results from a trip to Albania that started at the end of February and ended March 16, 2001.
The Orthodox Church and Society
The Basis of the Social Concept of the Russian Orthodox Church Bishops' Statement This document, The Basis of the Social Concept of the Russian Orthodox... Read More
I. Basic theological provisions
I. 1. The Church is the assembly of believers in Christ, which He Himself calls every one to join. In her "all things heavenly and... Read More
II. Church and nation
II. 1. The Old Testament people of Israel were the prototype of the peoples of God the New Testament Church of Christ. The redemptive feat... Read More
III. Church and state
III. 1. The Church as a divine-human organism has not only a mysterious nature not submissive to the elements of the world, but also a... Read More
IV. Christian ethics and secular law
IV. 1. God is perfection, therefore the world created by Him is perfect and harmonious. Life is observance of the divine laws, as God Himself... Read More
V. Church and politics
V. 1. In the contemporary state, citizens participate in the government of the country by voting. Most of them belong to political parties, movements, unions,... Read More
VI. Labour and its fruits
VI. 1. Labour is an organic element of human life. The Book of Genesis says that in the beginning "there was not a man to... Read More
VII. Property
VII. 1. Property is commonly understood as a socially recognised form of people's relation to the fruits of labour and to natural resources. The basic... 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
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Ukraine- Does it Matter What Bishops Say?
Yes, here’s why.
