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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Transfiguration by Nicholas Sooy
LIGHT appeared from above and everything changed. In the sky there was a great cloud, and the light radiated forth brighter than... Read More
Letter from the Editor – Fall 2020 IC-74
THIS YEAR has been filled with many challenges, most especially due to the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic. At times, the massive... 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
“Good Trouble”: John Lewis And The Triumph Of Faith, Hope, And Love by Alfred D. Turnipseed
ON THE MORNING after John Lewis' passing, renowned U.S. historian Jon Meacham, Lewis' official biographer, said that Lewis was a "saint" who... 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