The Tangerine of Love by Thirza Buijkx
Ever since I was a child, I always used to hear stories about some “Jim Forest,” whom my mother respected a lot.... Read More
Love of Enemies at St. Nicholas parish
by Nancy Forest-Flier There are lots of new faces attending Sunday Liturgy these days at the parish of St. Nicholas of Myra... Read More
Where Love Is Never Treason
by Jim Forest One day Jesus asked the question, “Do people gather figs from thistles?” The answer is of course no––you harvest... Read More
Loving Our Enemies: Reflections on the Hardest Commandment
Loving Our Enemies: Reflections on the Hardest Commandment may sound like the start of one of those tough theology lessons you want to dodge because you just don’t want to go through the pain of failing the exam.
Models of Self-Emptying Love
Fr. Alexander Webster In imperial Russia several writers, among them Fyodor Dostoevsky, captured "the mind of the Church" on the issue of... Read More
Persons in Communion
by Olivier Clement Throughout the Bible, singular and plural are treated as complementary. In the first chapter of Genesis we read, "So... Read More
On the Love of Enemies
The Teaching of St. Silouan by Jean-Claude Larchet Although it is natural and usual to love those who love us and to... Read More