Dear James [Paffliausen], May the blessing of the Lord be with you! It was good to hear from you and of your reflections; although your situation may seem confusing to you right now, the thinking and evaluating you are forced to do are all for the good and will be profitable in the long run. … Read more

Dear John [Hudanish], May the blessing of the Lord be with you! I received your letter with its clear message: either we do things your way, or you kick us out! Of course, you view it differently: that you are standing up for correctness, Orthodoxy, etc., and this is your duty since the clergy don’t … Read more

Dear Brother and Sister in Christ, George and Margaret, May the blessing of the Lord be with you! Thank you for your letter, which we appreciate for its sincerity. While perhaps there are differences in our views, if we can express them sincerely, and with mutual love and forgiveness, these differences will not constitute an … Read more

Right Rev. Bishop Gregory 75 E. 93rd St. New York, N.Y. 10028 Your Grace, Dear Vladika Gregory, Blagoslovite! Thank you for your kind letter and the Synod document regarding the “controversy” on life after death. While I find this document quite satisfactory as far as it goes, I was rather sorry to see that it … Read more

St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood Platina, California 96076 Mrs. Irina Hay Russian Research Center Harvard University 1737 Cambridge, Mass. 02138 Dear Mrs. Hay, May the blessing of the Lord be with you! Thank you for your “open letter” of November 3 and your personal letter of November 4. I assure you that I found no … Read more

Dear Brother in Christ, Constantine, May the blessing of the Lord be with you! Many thanks for your letter and the check for $50. Your renewal for The Orthodox Word has been recorded, and The Soul After Death and 1981 Calendar will be sent shortly. I am replying for Father Herman, who has had a … Read more

Dear Father Demetrios, Christ is in our midst! Many, many thanks for your letter of concern over the latest outbreak of hostile feelings in our Church (Deacon Levs Open Letter). I certainly have no intention to reply to such a letter, which seems more like some kind of deliberate “provocation” than a serious or well-meaning … Read more

Your Grace, Dear Vladika Gregory, Blagoslovite! Thank you very much for your letter of Nov. 9/22. Please be assured that I have no intention of replying to Deacon Levs “Open Letter,” which I regard more as a “provocation” than as a serious attempt to deal with theological issues. To the few priests who have inquired, … Read more

(Thanksgiving Day) Dear Anna, Catechumen, May the blessing of the Lord be with you! I was happy to receive your letter—happy not because you are confused about the question that troubles you, but because your attitude reveals that in the truth of Orthodoxy to which you are drawn you wish to find room also for … Read more

Dear Father Demetrios, Christ is in our midst! I have just written Fr. Photios, declining the invitation to speak at the 1981 Conference, I know that this will be a disappointment to you, but I hope that you will be able to understand my feelings and will not judge me. Officially, I am declining because … Read more