097. Nov. 1/14, 1971. Sts. Cosmas and Damian
orthodoxaustralia Dear Father Neketas, Evlogeite! Many thanks for your letters, and please forgive our usual long silence. As you notice, our OW is again late. Cold weather struck us already a…
096. Oct. 1/14, 1971. Protection of Most Holy Theotokos
Dear Brother in Christ, Alexey, Greetings in our Lord Jesus Christ. We read your two letters with great interest. Little did I suspect, when I casually mentioned Orthodox America in…
095. Aug. 31/Sept. 13, 1971. Placing of Sash of Most Holy Theotokos
Dear Father Neketas, Evlogeite! To answer your requests immediately: the manuscript is going to Fr. Michael in today’s mail (but please send us a complete copy as soon as its…
094. Aug. 29/Sept. 11, 1971. Beheading of St. John the Baptist
Dear Brother in Christ, Dimitry, Greetings in our Lord Jesus Christ. I pray this finds you safely returned — although from what we hear not all your fellow-pilgrims left unscathed…
093. Aug. 16/29, 1971. The Icon of the Lord Not Made with Hands
Dear brother in Christ, Alexey, Greetings in our Lord Jesus Christ. After I resolved finally to put off no longer writing to you, but to do it unfailing today —…
092. Aug. 16/29,1971 The Holy Napkin
Dear Brother in Christ, Laurence, Thank you for spending the feast day with us. Our services for some reason today took 3 hours, so you were probably to Williams before…
091. Aug. 13/26, 1971. St. Tikhon of Zadonsk
Dear Brothers in Christ , Rejoice in the Lord! Thank you for the card and manuscripts (Arkady and Transfiguration). We note that Jordanville celebrates St. Herman on July 27 —…
The Heresy of Social Gospel
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