Parables of Community

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.

Dn. Theodore, the Director of Community of St. John the Compassionate Mission, explains that the real work of the mission comes from sitting and talking.

Nikolai, a counselor at St. John the Compassionate Mission, explains why it's important to break bread together with the poor.

Dn. Theodore, the Director of Community of St. John the Compassionate Mission, reminds us that by thinking that the sole purpose of a mission is to convert everyone, you put a price tag on compassion.

Dn. Theodore, the Director of Community of St. John the Compassionate Mission, discusses a man at the mission who wanted to love God but felt as though he just couldn't love back anymore.

Nikolai, a counselor at St. John the Compassionate Mission, discusses Great Lent and the Early Morning Breakfast Program at the mission.

Fr. Roberto Ubertino, the Founder and Executive Director of St. John's, discusses the open doors of the mission.

Fr. Roberto Ubertino, Founder and Executive Director of St. John the Compassionate Mission, explains how mission work begins by showing how God is already working in people's lives.

What does The Rule of St. Benedict have to say to an Orthodox mission in 21st-century Toronto?

What does it mean to be mentally healthy?

Fr. Roberto Ubertino, Founder and Executive Director of St. John the Compassionate Mission, tells the story of a man who would have given up hope if not for his remembrance of the bells at the mission.

Dn. Pawel, the prefect of the Lived Theology School Program, describes a typical/atypical lunch discussion at St. John the Compassionate Mission.

Dn. Theodore, the Director of Community of St. John the Compassionate Mission, discusses a regular at the mission named John and his encounter with St. Moses the Ethiopian.

Dn. Theodore, the Director of Community of St. John the Compassionate Mission, tells a story about Libby, a non-Orthodox woman who attends prayers every day.

Dn. Theodore, the Director of Community of St. John the Compassionate Mission, reminds us that Christ arrives at 3:45 on a Friday afternoon.

Dn. Theodore, the Director of Community of St. John the Compassionate Mission, tells the story of an unborn child named Maria who changed his life forever.

Dn. Pawel, explains how the mission came to minister to victims of abuse.

Dn. Pawel, the prefect of the Lived Theology School Program, tells the story of Karina, one of many who experienced for a time the comfort and safety of St. John the Compassionate Mission.

Dn. Theodore, the Director of Community of St. John the Compassionate Mission, reminds us that our relationship with God needs to be simpler and a lot more trusting.

Nikolai, a counselor at St. John the Compassionate Mission, shares how he learned from the mission to be attentive.

Pres. Maria Drossos, Director of Operations, describes what makes St. John the Compassionate Mission unique and different from the outside world.

Only those who suffer and speak the universal language of the heart can help others who suffer.