A Mission Accomplished: The ROCOR Studies Midwest Tour Concluded

Late on Monday evening I returned home after an intensive ROCOR Studies lecture trip through the Midwest. For an entire week I gave daily talks devoted either to the history of the Russian Church Abroad or to the centenary commemorations of St. Patriarch Tikhon, observed this year. Those who are interested can read more about each of these events through the links below.

https://andreipsarev.substack.com/notes

I am deeply grateful to Father Daniel Marshall, the rectore of St. George Russian Orthodox Church, Cincinnati, OH who organized these talks. Thanks be to God, all of them took place successfully, despite many circumstances that could easily have disrupted the schedule. Everywhere I was received warmly, and I am thankful to the clergy who found the time to organize these meetings, as well as to the parishioners who attended them.

For me personally, it was a great honor and joy to see the inner life of parishes of the Russian Church Abroad up close. It was especially meaningful to see how our priests stand together with their people, how they serve as a kind of living door between the Church and the world, and how the questions they must resolve in daily pastoral life are often