At the Foot of the Cross: Lessons from Ukraine an Interview with Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk - Softcover

Burger, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1639660275 ISBN 13: 9781639660278

Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor, 2023

Synopsis

Through times of trial, division, repression, and new growth, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has remained faithfully at the foot of the Cross.

The leader of this Eastern Catholic Church, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, grew up in Ukraine during a time when his Church was illegal, and his family had to carry out their religious practices in secret. Born in the western Ukrainian city of Stryi on May 5, 1970, he grew up hearing stories of his parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents who had to deal with the demands of shifting political situations and the conflicts of Eastern Europe. He studied for the priesthood in an underground seminary and learned from the witness of priests and bishops who were imprisoned for their faith -- including some who lost their lives on account of their fidelity to Christ and his Church.

Today, in the interviews contained in this book, His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk offers deep insights about the direction in which the world is going, including the struggle the Church once again faces, thirty years after the fall of the Soviet Union, in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Edition details

• Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor
• Publication date: 2023
• ISBN 10: 1639660275
• ISBN 13: 9781639660278
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 224