Prayer for Believers to turn from Violence and be Reconciled
Nothing is more basic to Christian life than prayer. It is the foundation of all other response, not an alternative to response.... Read More
An appeal to forbid the blessing of weapons
The following letter was sent by the Orthodox Peace Fellowship to Patriarch Pavle, leading bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church, on July... Read More
Finding Peace
by Father Lev Gillet As we endure these difficult times and suffering, we experience a range of emotions, including despair, anger, and... Read More
Patristic reflections: Not an eye for an eye but love of enemies
You have heard that it was said, "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth." But I say to... Read More
Letter from Damascus
At the invitation of the Grand Mufti of Damascus, during the last week of April Archbishop Lazar Puhalo was in Syria to... Read More
Advice on Peacemaking from the Saints
A selection of challenging quotations for meditation assembled by Alexander Patico, secretary of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship in North America First Century... Read More
Boundaries and Bridges
by Mother Raphaela Most of us have heard the proverb "Good fences make good neighbors."
A Conversation in Volos about Church and State
by Jim Forest [photo: Metropolitan Ignatios, bishop of Volos] Fifty Orthodox, Catholic, Anglican and Protestant Christians from Europe and the United States... Read More
Peacemaking in the Parish: Selected Articles
The Liturgy begins with the exclamation: "Blessed is the Kingdom of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit." All too often... Read More