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
Race and the Fall By Pieter Dykhorst
By Pieter Dykhorst Racism cannot be addressed in isolation. Racism at its root springs from human divisiveness and our fallen propensity for... 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
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
That the World May Believe: Why we should embrace the Holy and Great Council of Crete
That the World May Believe: Why we should embrace the Holy and Great Council of Crete A personal reflection by Pieter Dykhorst... Read More
Solomon’s Porch
“And they were all together in Solomon’s Portch.” –Acts 5:12 Solomon’s Porch was a colonnaded space within the Jewish temple where the... Read More
Solomon's Porch
“And they were all together in Solomon’s Portch.” –Acts 5:12 Solomon’s Porch was a colonnaded space within the Jewish temple where the... Read More
Some Reflections on the Approaching Great and Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church
by Rev. Dr. Andrew Louth It seems to me of paramount importance that the Synod, as His All-Holiness asserts, should show that... Read More
Mother Maria Skobtsova, Martyr of Sobornost
Mother Maria Skobtsova, Martyr of Sobornost
On the 31st of March, we celebrate the dies natalis of Mother Maria (Skobtsova), a beloved martyr and witness to Christ among the Russian émigré population in France.
War and Peace in Today’s World: a commentary on the Mission of the Orthodox Church in Today’s World”
“The Mission of the Orthodox Church in Today’s World” offers a powerful and timely statement on war, peace, and justice. Peacemaking, as Christ tells us in the Beatitudes, is a fundamental Christian vocation.