Successful Barnes Close Retreat
Over the weekend of Friday 13th to Sunday 15th May, Father Peter Farrington organised an Orthodox spiritual retreat at Barnes…
Orthodoxy and the Holy Spirit
I would like to speak briefly about Orthodoxy and the Holy Spirit. I grew up in an evangelical community as…
Become a Saint
Unto the church of God …, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, … who…
What is the Church for?
What is the Church for? It surely matters that we should know. When a business loses track of its core…
Can the Oriental Orthodox receive the Eastern Orthodox Councils?
At the beginning of the 21st century it seems that the relationship between the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox communities is…
That They May Be One – Reflections on Christian Unity
Though Christ prayed in the garden of Gethsemane, ‘that they may be one’[i], it surely must seem to any student…
The intermediate state of the soul
Introduction It might seem that the Orthodox Church must have entirely closed all discussion of the intermediate state of the…
Canadian Ministry Visit Report
It’s been a month since I flew home from Canada. I think it’s a good time for me to reflect…
The Lost Sheep of Orthodoxy
I started reading a book today by an Eastern Orthodox bishop in the USA. He noted that more people who…
When Prayer doesn’t work
Most of us have some sense that we need to pray for things, and for the people who are dear…