[Fragment of letter to Alexey Young, p. 3 only]: Fr. P. mentioned a little the question of evolution (I didn’t mention your forthcoming article on the subject), enough for me to see his basic attitude and fears, I think. His concern about “fundamentalism” seems to stem from a fear that the Orthodox battle against evolutionism … Read more

Dear Sister in Christ, Nina, Greetings in our Lord Jesus Christ. From the sound of your letters, you are in need of an “epistle.” I really can’t give it, but being a like-minded American Orthodox dreamer, I must give you at least a paragraph or two. Yes, the Church situation in San Francisco is gloomy, … Read more

Dear Alexey — Just a note to go with the Teilhard article — I think it was Sarah who sent it to us, but maybe it was you; in any case you might as well keep it in your “evolution” file. It is well done but, of course, “unpublishable,” as she says. Most people will … Read more

Dear Brother in Christ, Alexey, Greetings in our Lord Jesus Christ in Whom rejoice! Here are some more notes on evolution, specifically your chapters which we are returning herewith. II. Chapter on the “context”: too broad, and in the wrong place. The study should begin with a “bang” (after the Preface, which should be written … Read more

Dear Brother in Christ, Alexey, Greetings in our Lord Jesus Christ. Yes, our mountain was rather drenched with rain also, and all that snow that Nina and Barbara trudged through was washed away in less than two days! For a day or so all the bridges between us and the Sacramento Valley were under water, … Read more

Dear Alexey — Greetings on the feast of our 20th-century wonderworker! I’ve been finding more patristic citations, and the “patristic notes” I sent should really be expanded into a little treatise on the Orthodox view of the creation, including the eating of the fruit of the tree of knowledge — but how can you keep … Read more

Dear Brother in Christ, Alexey, Greetings in our Lord Jesus Christ. We have an extraordinary request to make of you — if it is possible and if things turn out as expected. For twenty years Fr. Herman has known a female convert to our Church on the East Coast, Nina Seco. (I’ve known her, chiefly … Read more

Dear Father Lev, Greetings in our Lord Jesus Christ. We received your note and learn with astonishment that doe Acquisition of the Holy Spirit of I. M. Kontzevitch is being printed in English, it would seem, without the widow of the author (who actually wrote half of it) even being informed of it, despite the … Read more

Dear Brother in Christ, Alexey, Greetings in our Lord Jesus Christ. Thank you for the new Nikodemos, which was full of spiritual food from first to last, including the “fillers.” May God give you the strength to continue giving this spiritual food to those who are starved for it (often without knowing it). We received … Read more

Dear Brother in Christ, Daniel [Olson], Greetings in our Lord Jesus Christ. We are glad to hear you are safe. Your letter states again your “position,” which is exactly as we understood it to be when you left. My words now, on the other hand, are intended once again, quite deliberately, to “avoid the question” … Read more