Incommunion Russian War against Ukraine Archives

Celebrating the Liturgy as a Way to Promote Peace

Our parish in Deventer, belonging to the “Archdiocese of Parishes of Russian Tradition in Western Europe”, so the “rue Daru” to keep...

Appeal of the Clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church for Reconciliation and an End to the War

Nearly 300 priests and deacons of the Moscow Patriarchate have signed this petition to Patriarch Kirill WE, priests and deacons of the Russian...

The Heresy of Religious Imperialism

by Nicholas Sooy A year after Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the arrival of Putin’s “little green men” in the Donbass, I made a trip...

Excerpt from Discrediting Love

Fr. John Burdin was arrested March 6 for preaching against the invasion of Ukraine. On March 9, Novaya Gazeta published an article by Sergey...

Youth Work and Peacebuilding

By Thirza Buijkx From 18-24 July 2022, a group of young Orthodox Christians from over 20 countries came together in an Orthodox...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...