Dear Father Mark [Wakingham], Bless! First, we write to thank you warmly for the icons of St. Columba, which arrived safely several weeks ago. I’m not quite sure which issue they will fit into, but hopefully we will be using them soon. By the way, has there been any “official” approval (I.e., by the Archbishop) … Read more

Dear Daniel, Greetings in our Lord Jesus Christ. This is a brief report on the holy places of France and Switzerland which we hope you may be able to visit. Information of these will be part of our introduction to St. Gregory’s Life of the Fathers, but it is still in very fragmentary form. The … Read more

Dear Father Alexis, Evlogeite! Thank you for the copies of the various letters. They help to clarify the picture somewhat. Andrew’s letter has one great virtue: it is straightforward and honest; he says what he thinks. With such a one one may argue or even fight, perhaps, without coming to disaster; and one has the … Read more

Dear Brother Christopher, Greetings in our Lord Jesus Christ. We were glad to hear that you are somehow surviving and struggling a little. May God be your help! Do not be afraid to confess the fleshly sins. Do you think that you are so holy? God allows you to fall in order to humble you. … Read more

Dear Father Hilarion, Blagoslovite! We do not know how you are, but feel that it is perhaps difficult for you. Rejoice in the Lord! Our goal is in the heavens! Ever darker clouds seem ahead of us in church life, and we pray God will give you the courage and wisdom not to lose sight … Read more

Dear Brother Macarius [Schaefer], Greetings in our Lord Jesus Christ. Many thanks for the excellent photographs and the news. We understand very well your situation as you describe it in your letter. Of course, what you say is “correct” as far as it goes. But you are allowing yourself to make one basic mistake: you … Read more

Dear Alexey, We greet you on the Feast and pray this finds you well and in good spirits before your long pilgrimage. The events and revelations of recent months have driven us to some sober thoughts, in particular about the future. In reading the new Boston epistle to Metr. Anthony Bloom (which is, of course, … Read more

Dear Christopher, We send you heartfelt greetings on the Feast. May God preserve you in His grace. Sorry to be silent so long—as usual we have been busy, and still have too much to do before July 2, Vlad. Johns feast. Please pray for us especially in these weeks and on that day. Church problems … Read more

Dear Daniel, We send you our heartfelt greetings on the Feast of our Lord’s Ascension and on the Feast of Pentecost. May God preserve you in His grace! Your question about “zealotry” comes at a time when we also have been giving much thought to such questions—and in fact, it is now becoming a basic … Read more

Dear Brother in Christ, Andrew, Greetings in our Lord Jesus Christ. I was just preparing to answer your last letter, intending to venture the guess that you will soon be receiving a “friendly open letter” from Boston—when lo and behold, with yesterday’s mail we received a copy of this very letter from Boston! Actually, it … Read more