Pastoral Theology and Ethics

From the crisis of our civilization to the technological revolution, from new wars which devour the world to secularization and the rise of radical fundamentalist movements, Bartholomew openly faces the modern situation. He addresses the modern world in light of the essential messages of his Church, a ecumenism, interfaith dialogue, or the need for a sacramental ecology, his words are both clear and prophetic.

In the past decade the world has witnessed alarming environmental degradation (negative climate change, loss of biodiversity, the pollution of natural... More

Have you ever referred to God as “the Man upstairs”? Most Christians living in a secular society have unwittingly relegated God and all... More

Father John Breck's courageous reflections touch upon a wide and eclectic range of current ethical, biblical, liturgical, and doctrinal matters, as the chapter titles suggest: "Ova for Sale," "Violence against Women," "Fighting Clergy Burnout," "Who Wrote the Books of the Bible?", "Do Icons Really Weep?", and "Nightmares."

In the World, Yet Not of the World represents a selection of major addresses and significant messages as well as public statements by His All Holiness... More

Two essays, "Love and Sexuality in the Image of Divine Love" and "The Sacrament of Marriage: The Orthodox Service" introduce the reader to the Orthodox perspective on this all-important issue. With extensive excerpts from twenty-two Church fathers and modern Orthodox theologians.

Lynette Katherine Hoppe's life and death touched hundreds, if not thousands of lives as she served as a missionary in Albania, tragically succumbing to cancer in 2006. In "Lynette's Hope: The Witness of Lynette Katherine Hoppe's Life and Death," close family friend and fellow OCMC missionary Fr. Luke Veronis retells the story of her life, and then lets her writing speak for itself.

“More Spirited Than Lions” gives an Orthodox response to feminism “Though feminism greatly increased respect for women’s talents... More

St Basil’s homilies on the subject of wealth and poverty, although delivered in the fourth century, remain utterly fresh and contemporary. Whether you possess great wealth or have modest means, at the heart of Basil’s message stands the maxim: Simplify your life, so you have something to share with others.

  In the early years of the common era, as Judaism and Christianity each emerged, their adherents saw that life presents us with a choice of... More