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The One Sin for Which the Orthodox Church Gives a Blessing by Fr. Mark Korban

MANY CHRISTIANS today are unfamiliar with the mindset of Christians in the first three centuries of the Christian era. This time period...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Courage between Rocks and Guns

The following interview with Hieromonk Melchizedeck (Gordenko) and monk Gabriel (Kairasov) appeared in Orthodoxy in Ukraine, a Ukrainian language website on January...

Orthodox Christian Statement Opposing Military Action Against Syria: Supporting narrative

The following offers some narrative support for the Statement. Whereas the narrative supports the succinct text of the Statement, it too is necessarily brief; however, numerous supporting materials are offered as background to help broaden understanding (we will begin adding these shortly).

For the Peace From Above: An Orthodox Resource Book on War, Peace and Nationalism

For the Peace From Above: An Orthodox Resource Book on War, Peace and Nationalism edited by Fr. Hildo Bos and Jim Forest...

The Virtue of War: Reclaiming the Classic Christian Traditions East and West

The Virtue of War: Reclaiming the Classic Christian Traditions East and West Alexander F.C. Webster and Darrell Cole, Regina Orthodox Press, 2004 reviewed...