Dear Father Demetrios, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! Just a note to ask you to return the display about our monastery and missions, if you haven’t already sent it back to Etna. We haven’t even seen it ourselves, so please send it here. I’m sorry you have to return so many of our books, but … Read more

Dear Father Photios, May the blessing of the Lord be with you! I have heard from several people who were present at the recent Orthodox conference in Pennsylvania that you are planning to print a book by Dr. Kalomiros on creation and evolution. From one of these persons I heard that this book is to … Read more

Dear Father Gregory, Christ is in our midst! Many thanks for your letter. We have heard from several others also of the “party” spirit at the Pennsylvania conference, which is sad but is now what we have come to expect. We plan no public disputes over anything, and I pray that God will keep us … Read more

our Grace, dear Vladika Gregory, Blagoslovite! We have heard from several sources that the Greek clergy in our Church are making a rather loud protest against our recent articles on Archimandrite Tavrion (The Orthodox Word #96). The main article was sent us by Metropolitan Philaret specifically for publication, and we printed also his short letter … Read more

Your Grace, dear Vladika Laurus, Blagoslovite! First of all, Father Herman and all the brethren send you heartfelt congratulations on your namesday. Spasi, Christe Bozhe! Thank you very much also for your recent visit to us, which was very much appreciated by our pilgrims. Our pilgrimage seems to have been a great success, with much … Read more

Dear Dr. Johnstone. May the blessing of the Lord by with you! Thank you for your letter of August 10/23 and the copy of your letter to Metropolitan Philaret. We do appreciate your sending it. I am sad to hear that you find The Orthodox Word, no. 96 so greatly disturbing. I honestly think the … Read more

Dear Father Michael [Azkoul], Christ is in our midst! Thank you for your letter. I am frankly happy to see someone with your views on Blessed Augustine willing to do something besides hit him (and all of us who have any respect for him) over the head. You ask for cooperation on what seems to … Read more

CHRIST IS RISEN! Dear Brother in Christ, George, IN TRUTH HE IS RISEN! Enclosed is the first copy of “The Light of Orthodoxy” which you sent us. I looked through it and have pointed out in pencil in the text two or three places which I thought might cause you some trouble. However, I simply … Read more

Dear Vanya [Danz, John D’Anci?], May the blessing of the Lord be with you! To be frank, it was a great relief for us to receive your two letters and hear that you had left the monastery in Boston, despite the difficult spiritual experience this may be for you. Just a few days before receiving … Read more

Dear Father Alexey, Christ is in our midst! I’ve had a bad cold this week and have kept to my cell, and therefore have had time for a few reflections on our mission, church life, etc. First of all, I’ve looked at some of the recent Orthodox periodicals—and on the whole, what a dreary collection … Read more