New Idea for Church Discipline

Another selection from the reminiscences of Archbishop John (Shahovskoy).
My pastorship was dynamic: I loved people and was not afraid of them. Here is a small example to help understand what I mean. I remember a characteristic incident from the beginning of my pastoral path. I noticed also in White Church [Serbia] a habit familiar to [...]

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A Striking Symbol

I’ve been reading this book, which is a compilation of autobiographical writings of Archbishop John (Shahovskoy) of San Francisco, and came across the following little-known (so I asked two people who should have known and they didn’t…) story.
I particularly closely knew Olga Alexandrovna [Romanova]. Of her remembrances, the biggest impression was made on me by [...]

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