Parables of Community

Meet Father Tom, one of the treasures who is part of the Mission. Taken from Walking Humbly: The Holiness of the Poor, by St. John the Compassionate Mission.

Meet Catherine, one of the treasures who is part of the Mission. Taken from Walking Humbly: The Holiness of the Poor, by St. John the Compassionate Mission.

Meet Peter, one of the treasures that is part of the Mission. Taken from Walking Humbly: The Holiness of the Poor, by St. John the Compassionate Mission.

Paul shares about his experiences at the mission with children of all backgrounds and from all walks of life. He reflects on a story that changed his perspective of world cultures, and how that pertains to our Orthodox way of life.

Dn. Pawel, the prefect of the Lived Theology School Program, highlights connections between the stories of St. Mary of Egypt, the Annunciation, and our own.

Fr. Roberto shares reflections on how we can only truly know what we have experienced.

Fr. Roberto shares about Joe, an example of someone who feels deeply the struggles of others and has compassion for them.

Dn. Theodore tells about the new ministry that the mission provides.

Fr. Nicolaie shares about the deep faith of a woman who helps at the mission.

Fr. Nicolaie shares about the interest in St. Anthony the Great expressed by a man at the mission.

Fr. Nicolaie shares a short story about forgiveness.

Fr. Roberto reflects on one of his experiences with the people that go to the mission for help.

Father Roberto reflects on a moment that he shared with a woman who visits the mission.

Fr. Roberto shares that there is little that we can do to solve the world's problems, yet that little is perhaps the most important thing in the world.

Fr. Nicolaie expresses the beauty of the mission that many are quick to over look in their every day busy lives.

Paul and Naomi talk about the importance of the mission in the busyness of downtown Toronto. They also reflect on the mission's purpose of being there for those who need them.

Naomi tells about her relationship with an older friend at the mission, and how it relates to living the Orthodox way of life.

Dn. Theodore shares from his many experiences at the mission about the topic of confession.

Dn. Theodore describes an encounter he recently had with a man who claims to have written a quantum formula that proves the existence of God.

The Orthodox view existence as directed toward an encounter with a personal God who gives meaning to all the dimensions of earthly human existence.

Fr. Roberto Ubertino, Founder and Executive Director of St. John the Compassionate Mission, reminds us that the Lord can be found in the crumbs of daily life.

Dn. Theodore, the Director of Community of St. John the Compassionate Mission, tells a suffering man to pray, but is that enough?

Fr. Roberto Ubertino, Founder and Executive Director of St. John the Compassionate Mission, demonstrates how part of the challenge and the beauty of living Orthodox mission is learning to accept the tenderness of God in our lives through the poor.

It's called the Agape meal because that is where we are challenged to live what we have experienced in the liturgy.

Dn. Pawel, the prefect of the Lived Theology School Program, discusses the narthex of St. John the Compassionate Mission and its meaning.