Forgiveness and healing
To forgive does not mean to forget what has happened, but to shoulder the weight of another person's frailty or even another... Read More
Lunch with Mother Maria
by Bev Cooke It's time for lunch! Deacon Kevin grabs a sack of sandwiches. The rest of us grab the table... Read More
‘I Was in Need and You Helped Me’
By Fr. Justin Mathews God calls us to share in His love, a love which expresses itself in acts of compassion for... Read More
On Mercy and Justice
by St. Basil the Great (or a follower) The following text, often attributed to St. Basil the Great, is now regarded by... Read More
God Knows There’s Need
by Michael Taylor Susan Holman is a scholar of the social justice tradition in the early church. Her new book is God... Read More
Patriarch Pavle: A Saint Who Walked
by Danny Abbott Orthodox Christians lost a fearless bishop with the death November 15 of Patriarch Pavle, long-time leader of the Serbian... Read More
Peacemaking as Mission
by Jim Forest The Beatitudes include the words, "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God." Christ himself... Read More
Make Peace, Not War
by Fr. Philip LeMasters There is no question that we Orthodox Christians would prefer to make peace instead of war, but even... Read More
An Experience of Orthodox-Catholic Dialogue
by Fr. Steven Tsichlis In September 2000, at the turn of the third millennium, 25 parishioners from St. Paul's Greek Orthodox Church... Read More
News: Winter 2010
Moscow Patriarchate opposes death penalty In October, the Moscow Patriarchate called on Russia to abstain from executions. "Certainly, it's better not to... Read More