Mrs. Jellyby and the Domination of Causes
by Jim Forest Among the many memorable characters populating Charles Dickens's novel Bleak House is the formidable Mrs. Jellyby, a woman living... Read More
Learning Forgiveness in Narnia
by Eric Simpson Recently I took my son to see the film version of C.S. Lewis novel, The Lion, the Witch and... Read More
On the Lord’s Prayer
by Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh When the disciples asked the Lord to teach them how to pray, He gave them this prayer,... Read More
The Sign of the Cross
Fr. Luke Veronis Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the Russian author who spent many years in the gulag of Siberia, bears witness to the power... 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
Who Is My Neighbor?
by Sister Magdalen Sister Magdalen is a nun of the Community of Saint John the Baptist in Essex, England. This is based... Read More
The Beatitude of Tears
by Glinda Johnson-Medland "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted." Not so long ago, I lost an unborn child... Read More
Living in Communion
an interview with Father Thomas Hopko Father Thomas Hopko is Dean of Saint Vladimir's Seminary in Crestwood, New York, the author of... Read More
Reflections on Pope John Paul
by Fr. Thomas Hopko What was it about Pope John Paul II that elicited the love and respect of millions of people,... Read More
The Reality of Evil
by Fr. John Garvey Evil is a word that disturbs most of us. Secular people are put off by its theological overtones;... Read More