A Letter on War, Saints and the Church
This letter was sent in response to a query from a member of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship living in the United States.... Read More
Blessed are the Meek: Capital Punishment and the Gospel
by Fr. Thomas Mueller "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall loveyour neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say... Read More
Confronting Poverty and Stigmatization: An Eastern Orthodox Perspective
John D. Jones [1] Department of Philosophy, Marquette University Would you see His altar also?...This altar is composed of the very members... Read More
St. Basil's Guidance on War and Repentance
By Fr. John McGuckin St. Basil of Caesarea, also known as St. Basil the Great, was a younger contemporary of Eusebius, and... Read More
St. Basil’s Guidance on War and Repentance
By Fr. John McGuckin St. Basil of Caesarea, also known as St. Basil the Great, was a younger contemporary of Eusebius, and... 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 Peacemaking is an essential... Read More
Downward Mobility
By Joe May Let me begin with a story. It involves a beautiful wool pillowcase hand-woven in Greece in the late 1930s.... Read More
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... 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... 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... Read More

