St. Basil the Holy Fool of Moscow
The Church occasionally canonizes people known as Holy Fools, people whose lives are so at odds with civil and ecclesiastical society that... Read More
Sunday before the Exaltation of the Cross: Where do we stand?
by Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh There is something we can learn from the story of the woman taken in adultery. This woman... Read More
Letter from the Editor
What would you do if someone broke into your house and behaved like that?” asks Fr. Alexi Uminsky of Moscow about the... Read More
We Must Refuse to Hate Each Other: Interview with Archpriest Alexey Uminsky
Interview with Archpriest Alexey Uminsky Archpriest Alexey Uminsky is dean of a Moscow parish, Holy Trinity Church in Khokhly. He is also... Read More
A Sermon From Moscow: A Parish Priest Speaks to His Flock
by Fr. Alexander Borisov Dear friends, our short summer is over. It was, as our poet Alexander Pushkin put it, “a parody... Read More
Orthodox Culture as the Cross in “Cross-Cultural”
by Steven Hayes There are differences between Russian culture and Western culture, and differences within Russian and Western culture. There seems to... Read More
The Desert Finds Us
by Alexander Patico The joint between the pelvic bone (the ilium) and the last bone of the spine (the sacrum) acts as... Read More
Forgiving All in the Light of the Resurrection
by Elizabeth Gassin and Robert Enright Acquire the Spirit of Peace and thousands around you will be saved. ... Read More
Erasmus of Rotterdam & The Church Fathers
by Ron Dart Last June I was fortunate to spend time in Freiburg, Germany and Basel, Switzerland, the cities where Erasmus spent... Read More
An Open Letter on a Looming Disaster in Iran
Dear OPF members and Friends: In recent days, there has been a proliferation of reports indicating that Israel is preparing an attack... Read More