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
Youth Work and Peacebuilding
By Thirza Buijkx From 18-24 July 2022, a group of young Orthodox Christians from over 20 countries came together in an Orthodox... Read More
St. Constantine the Peacemaker
St. Constantine famously had a vision where God instructed him to conquer in the name of Christ. In some respect, all stories... Read More
St. Alexander the Peacemaker
St. Alexander Nevsky, (or perhaps more accurately St. Alexey if we use his tonsured name) is a commonly cited warrior saint. St.... Read More
St. Cyril the Peacemaker
St. Cyril, after whom the Cyrillic alphabet is named, is a peacemaker saint who is cited as a supporter of war. The... Read More
Real Saints
In 1994, Jim Forest participated in a peace conference in Chania, Crete in Greece. While there, Jim discovered that old memories of... Read More
The Iconoclasm of War
been destroyed or damaged by shelling or other acts of violence by Russian forces. Of the Orthodox Churches destroyed, a great number are of the Moscow Patriarchate. This is surprising on one level, given that President Putin on February 21 cited the "destruction" of the Moscow Patriarchate as a pretext for his invasion.
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