Conscience and War
by Alexander Patico Advocates of going to war often speak of honor, duty and patriotism. Those who plead for peace often stress... Read More
Speaking of Conscience
● Whenever you want to subdue your high and proud thoughts, examine your conscience carefully: Have you kept all the commandments? Have... Read More
The Dance of Life
by Juliet du Boulay This is an extract from the last chapter of a newly published book, Cosmos, Life, and Liturgy in... Read More
Love as (Perhaps) a First Principle
by Monk Cosmas Shartz It happened years ago, but I remember it vividly. I was sitting in a class on the philosophy... Read More
Capital Punishment and God’s Kingdom
by Fr. Ted BoboshThe relationship of Christians to the death penalty has a long history. It is not as simple as finding... Read More
Overcoming Anger, Seeking Reconciliation
Patristic commentaries on the Sermon on the Mount, continued... You have heard that it was said to the men of old, “You... Read More
News (Pascha 2010)
Black priest in a white town When he moved back home to Ash Grove, Missouri, in 1998, Father Moses Berry – an... Read More
Conversations by E-Mail (Pascha 2010)
These are extracts from recent postings to the OPF’s e-mail discussion list. If you are an OPF member and wish to take... Read More
Recommended Reading (Pascha 2010)
The Saint and the Sultan: The Crusades, Islam and Francis of Assisi's Mission of Peace by Paul Moses Doubleday, 320 pages, $26... Read More
Dear In Communion reader,
Dear In Communion reader, This first issue of the year 2010 makes a special link with St. Basil the Great, one of... Read More

