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
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
Spiritual Combat Against War
Father Georgi Chistyakov Fire brigades, rescue forces prepared for natural catastrophes, repairmen of electrical and water networks, those who maintain the sewer... Read More
No Just War in the Fathers
by Father Stanley Harakas Occasionally one finds Orthodox authors who argue that the Orthodox Church espouses a "just war" doctrine similar to... 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... Read More
Venerating the Cross After September 11
a Sermon for the Sunday after the Elevation of the Cross, 2001 In venerating the Cross, we are reminded that the Cross... Read More
September 11 and Reverence for Life
by Jim Forest Our world has changed since September 11. While in the U.S. from mid-October to mid-November, I experienced aspects of... Read More