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Love of Enemies at St. Nicholas parish
by Nancy Forest-Flier There are lots of new faces attending Sunday Liturgy these days at the parish of St. Nicholas of Myra in Amsterdam, and... Read More
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A Christian is a Witness (μάρτυρας)
By Fr. John Burdin Since February 24, I have spoken to a multitude of people. Most are shocked by the rampant hatred and anger that... Read More
The Weapon that Does not Wound
By Fr. John Burdin What we are going through today is, in a spiritual sense, much more terrible and dangerous than the situation at the... Read More
Choice as the New Reality: Obstacles for Consensus between the UOC and the OCU
The military actions of Russia against the sovereign nation of Ukraine, the lack of archpastoral support for Ukrainian Orthodox Christians by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow... Read More
Religious mobilization in Ukraine: an on-the-ground perspective on how religious leaders are shaping the conflict’s trajectory
Even prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, religious relations between the two countries have often mirrored the long-simmering geopolitical tensions surrounding Ukrainian independence and autonomy. Russia’s previous... Read More
Love Proposed from Below: Recovering the Russian Orthodox Tradition of Peace
This article has been re-published from the site Todays American Catholic March 25, 2022 For those of us with a deep love of Russian Orthodox spirituality,... Read MoreChristian Witness in a Time of War – Video
Christian Witness in a Time of War: Sr. Vassa Larin, Deacon Brandon Gallaher, and Sergei Chapnin talk about Russia's recent invasion of Ukraine in a... Read MoreБлаженны миротворцы
Мы чтим Христа, “Князя Mира” (Исаия 9:6), рождение которого ознаменовалось славословием “Слава в вышних Богу, и на земле мир, в человеках благоволение’’ (Лука 2:14). Христос... Read More
A Pilgrimage to Hell
by Jim Forest “Monsters exist, but they are too few in number to be truly dangerous. More dangerous are the common men, the functionaries ready... Read More
For the Peace from Above
For the Peace From Above:An Orthodox Resource Book on War, Peace and Nationalism edited by Fr. Hildo Bos and Jim Forest The online version of... Read More
Interview with Jim Forest – Work Hard, Pray Hard. by US Catholic Magazine
By editors of US Catholic Magazine Few have written authoritative biographies of the 20th-century spiritual giants Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker, and Thomas... Read More
The Challenge of a 20th Century Saint, Maria Skobtsova
by Jim Forest Mother Maria Skobtsova -- now recognized as Saint Maria of Paris -- died in a German concentration camp on the 30th of... Read More
Dear In Communion reader
It is with mixed feelings that this appeal letter is written. After 21 years editing In Communion, I now pass on this challenging responsibility to... Read More
A Letter from the (Retiring) Editor
This is the last issue of In Communion that I’ll be editing. Pieter Dykhorst, an old friend and long-time member of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship,... Read More
The Real Saint George
by Jim Forest True stories become streamlined into legends and legends are compressed via symbols into myths. The real Saint George never saw a dragon... Read More
Paschal Hospitality
by Jim Forest Above: Louise and Nathon Degrafinried "The essence of sin is fear of the Other, which is part of the rejection of God.... Read More