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Five topics in recent days seemed to warrant some attention by those looking for signs of the possible renewal of the faith in formerly atheist Russia: 1) remarks by Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev on conscience, an infant's heartbeat, abortion, and the perennial Christian teaching (as well as an interesting much longer interview); 2) a new [...]
By Peter Anderson In 1579 in Kazan, Russia, a 10-year-old girl named Matrona had a vision of an icon of the Mother of God which spoke to her and told her to dig in a certain spot to discover this icon. Matrona subsequently did so and found the icon at a depth of approximately one meter. [...]
"We can help you..." A holy Catholic priest, a mystical Russian Catholic nun, a wise Orthodox bishop, a miraculous icon. A night train ride into the snow and a talk with the executive director of the St. Gregory Foundation By Robert Moynihan, reporting from Moscow Night Train to Kazan I left off my last report, [...]
Photo Credit Immacolata Solaro Del Borgo, now age 93, in a photo from six years ago. She is an Italian noblewoman who has in her family archives precious relics of saints, including of St. John Chrysostom and St. John the Evangelist. She has spent her life trying to build trust between the East [...]
Letter #112, 2023, Monday, July 17: Corporal Works of Mercy To become a prisoner is to lose one's freedom. In Catholic teaching, we hold that there are seven works of "corporal mercy" which all of us, in so far as it is possible for us, should practice. One of those works is "to visit the [...]
The Way of the Logos GREETINGS! In the pages of this special Communiqué, you will find an account of the remarkable things a number of talented and faithful people with the US non-profit, Urbi et Orbi Communications, are accomplishing to bring the message, the presence and the love of Jesus, the Logos (“Word”) of God, [...]
"If Christians walk together, as the two disciples of Emmaus did, they will be accompanied by Christ, who will support, motivate and complete their journey." —Pope Francis, to young priests and monks of the Eastern Orthodox Churches, who were visiting Rome in recent days. Letter #55, 2023 Thursday, February 23: Orthodox Today in Rome, [...]
"I met with the deceased Pope personally more than a few times during his tenure at the Roman See and I attest his deep love for Eastern Christianity and his sincere respect of the Russian Orthodox tradition in particular." —Kirill, Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, in a letter of condolence written to His Holiness [...]
