Dear Father Roman, CHRIST IS RISEN! Christ is in our midst! We send our heartfelt congratulations on the Feast of Christ’s Resurrection. May God grant you new strength for faithful labors in this holy season! In your latest church bulletin there is an announcement of a talk by Fr. Lev Puhalo on the Orthodox Christian … Read more

Dear Fr. Herman, Christ is Risen! We were glad to hear from you from Jordanville, and look forward to news from Mt. Athos. Friday night we sang the canon to St. Demetrius the Great Martyr, praying that he would be able to open the way to the Holy Mount for you, and every day we … Read more

Dear Barry, CHRIST IS RISEN! May the blessing of our Lord be with you! We were very happy to receive your letter and hear of your path to Orthodoxy. May God send you His grace abundantly and grant you eternal salvation in His True Church! The light you saw, and the presence you felt, I … Read more

Dear Anna, May the blessing of the Lord be with you! Thank you for your letter. I think it reveals less confusion than you think—perhaps your ideas are still somewhat confused, but I think your basic attitude is correct, and if you persevere in spiritual struggle your ideas also will straighten themselves out. Your battle … Read more

Dear Father Basil [Rhodes], Thank you for your letter, and please forgive this delayed response, which is partly caused by our recent snowstorms and other winter difficulties. I was glad to see the kind tone of your letter, and I hope that we will continue to be on friendly terms. There are at times some … Read more

Dear Timothy [Shell], May the blessing of our Lord be with you! We were glad to hear from you; thank you for the information on Russian periodicals. About your personal problems: Fr. Basil Rhodes has also written us a letter, saying about the same things he wrote to you, but apologizing for calling our Church … Read more

Dear Rev. [Roy] Goodridge [Wales, UK], Thank you for your letter, expressing your anguish over the present state of the Anglican Church. Fr. Herman has directed me to reply to [you.] There is really only one answer to your situation: to be joined to the Orthodox Church. This, of course, will not solve all your … Read more

Dear Fr. Donald, Please forgive my long delay in answering your letters. I wanted to hear first from Bishop Laurus, and I wrote to him only after Christmas in order not to burden him at a busy time. I received his reply on the same day as your new letter this week, but now it … Read more

Dear Fr. Ioannikios, Christ is in our midst! Thank you for your letters. Regarding Fr. Lev: your letter is a study in restraint in the face of attacks which, from what we have seen of them, are simply outrageous. Until about a month ago, Fr. Lev had sent nothing whatever to us of all his … Read more

Your Grace, dear Vladika Laurus, Blagoslovite! I hope you and the brethren spent the feast days peacefully and joyfully. For us these days went very well, both in the monastery and in our missions in Redding and Etna. Despite the troubles of the times and our sorrows over many “converts,” there are still some people … Read more