Opening the Doors of Compassion: Cultivating a Merciful Heart
by Fr. John D. Jones As Orthodox Christians, we recognize the ultimate goal of the Christian life to be theosis or divinization—becoming... Read More
Saint Alexander Schmorell: A Canonization in Munich
by Jim Forest Saints come in many sizes and varieties, ranging from kings to beggars, surgeons to street sweepers, scholars to the... Read More
Of Whom I am First: on the death of Osama Bin Laden
By Ágúst Symeon Magnússon At the time of this writing most of the world’s newspapers and television channels are reporting on the... Read More
Orthodox Approaches to Nonviolent Resistance
by Fr. Philip LeMasters The Christian faith began in the context of political and military occupation, in a situation where violent acts,... Read More
A High Wind of Grace in Jamaica
By Alexander Patico The winds of grace are always blowing; it is but for us to raise our sails. – Sri Ramakrishna... Read More
The Real Saint George
by Jim Forest True stories become streamlined into legends and legends are compressed via symbols into myths. The real Saint George never... Read More
The Invisible Border
by Heather Zydek There is a place where an invisible border cuts through the west side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It’s not the... Read More
Treasury of Blessings
by Fr. John Oliver Above: Pentecost painting by Duccio “In the Holy Spirit is the fountain of divine treasures; for from Him cometh... Read More
The Muddle that is the Middle East
by Alexander Patico These days, we Christians have a reputation often based on our prejudices rather than our principles, our irritations with... Read More
A Bishop who Stood in the Way
by Jim Forest In 1941, after a period of neutrality, Bulgaria allied itself with Nazi Germany. This was a decision partly motivated... Read More