On the blessing of weapons and soldiers: Letter to Patriarch Kirill in Moscow and All Russia
On February 3 2020, the Inter-Council Presence of the Russian Orthodox Church, an advisory body that helps the Russian Hierarchy make decisions,... Read More
Letter from the Editor: Fighting Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking – Issue 73
Although the number of people living in bondage or slavery as a percentage of the global population has dropped, the actual number... Read More
Standing on the Side that is Right: An Interview with Fr. Chat Hatfield
3.14.2018—Nicholas Sooy (“NS”) and Fr. Chad Hatfield (“CH”) CH: Well, this story that I’m about to tell is something that I shared... Read More
The Meaning of the Cross
Last year I was sitting with Fr. Andrew Louth and I asked him when do we as Orthodox Christians celebrate peace? Holy... Read More
Living In Communion
From the OPF's New Podcast: There is nothing so Orthodox as communion. Holy Communion “is the most profound expression of the essence... Read More
The Extra/Ordinary Hospitality of St. Herman House
The Church is a hospital, according to St. John Chrysostom, and according to St. Ignatius its sacraments are medicine. It is often repeated that Christ is the Great Physician, and that the spiritual life of the Church heals the sickness of the passion-ridden soul.
Death has Died, War is Over!
August 15 we celebrate the Dormition of the Theotokos, the falling asleep of Mary. August 15 is also the anniversary of the... Read More
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Transfiguration
A light appeared from above and everything changed. In the sky there was a great cloud, and the light radiated forth brighter... Read More
The Council After the Council
By now, everyone has left Crete. Everything has been wrapped up. My skin, for its part in this, is a shade darker... Read More
War and Peace in Today’s Council
Today my response to "The Mission of the Orthodox Church in Today's World" was published on Public Orthodoxy, the blog of Fordham's... Read More