Marilyn Swezey
I did not know that yet, but in a dream, I saw Jose. He was in a Liturgy and looked wonderful.
Alexandra Kalinovskaya
The Shamordino Convent near Kaluga, founded in 1884 by St. Ambrose of Optina as a refuge for widows and orphans, survived decades of Soviet persecution to be restored in 1990 and now houses over a hundred nuns.
Priest Vyacheslav Zavalny
The Apostle Paul, reflecting on the story of the rich young man, says that all who are called, all Christians, must live as though they possess nothing.
Olga Sokirkina
A Moscow priest who taught Red Army soldiers during the Civil War was repeatedly persecuted and executed at Butovo firing range in 1937, one of thousands of clergy martyred under Stalin.
I give Thee thanks that Thou, God over all things, hast become one spirit with me without confusion, change, or alteration, and Thou hast become all in all to me!
