The Iconoclasm of War
been destroyed or damaged by shelling or other acts of violence by Russian forces. Of the Orthodox Churches destroyed, a great number are of the Moscow Patriarchate. This is surprising on one level, given that President Putin on February 21 cited the "destruction" of the Moscow Patriarchate as a pretext for his invasion.
Metropolitan Evlogy and the Martyria of Amsterdam
In the 1920s and 30s, after the Russian revolution and the subsequent exodus of Russian refugees to Europe, the then Metropolitan of... Read More
The Day the Icon Began to Bleed
On May 2, 1999, an icon of the Theotokos, Softener of Evil Hearts, began to stream myrrh. However, this icon reportedly not only streams myrrh, but reacts to great tragedies. An August 12, 2000 at the time of the sinking of a Russian
A Prayer Campaign for Peace Between Russia and Ukraine
A Prayer Campaign for Peace Between Russia and Ukraine In times of great fear and rumours of war, such as these are,... Read More
The One Sin for Which the Orthodox Church Gives a Blessing by Fr. Mark Korban
MANY CHRISTIANS today are unfamiliar with the mindset of Christians in the first three centuries of the Christian era. This time period... Read More
A Bag of Bullets by Aaron Haney
And in the Kingdom of God they shall beat their swords into plowshares and the lion shall lie down with the lamb.... Read More
Standing on Cracking Ice: A chapter from Writing Straight with Crooked Lines by Jim Forest
IN MARCH 1985 a political event occurred in the USSR that was to make the world a less dangerous place: Mikhail Gorbachev... Read More
On the blessing of weapons and soldiers: Letter to Patriarch Kirill in Moscow and All Russia
On February 3 2020, the Inter-Council Presence of the Russian Orthodox Church, an advisory body that helps the Russian Hierarchy make decisions,... Read More
Modern Slavery—A Joint Declaration
Modern Slavery—A Joint Declaration 1. We, Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, and Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of... Read More