A Brief Look at the Ancient History and Context President Zelensky announced in his nightly address on December 1, 2022 that Ukraine was declaring its “Spiritual Independence” which is targeted mainly at the Russian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (ROC-MP). The decision was made after a meeting of the Ukraine National Security…

A Poem from the Ukraine War prior to Christmas We try to lay down in our beds to sleep Warnings of bombers aligned in the east The cold it soon bites but not too deep We pray the Lord our souls to keep Knowing missiles may soon our lives shake Asking Him to take…

Nothing beats a Black Friday deal that is free. If you want to know a culture, one thing that is essential is to be familiar with its culture to include art, music, and literature. Russia has managed to launch Ukraine onto the world stage with its attempt to subjugate this…

An essay from the War in Ukraine Today in the US, people will gather around tables across the country to share a meal of thanks. Jokes will be made about the discomfort of being around certain family members, children will play with cousins they rarely see, wine will be drunk…

Poem from the War in Ukraine Street lights no longer shine on the backstreets of Chernivtsi Stars twinkle in and out above the low ridge of a distant mountain Random apartments give the blue light glow of TV from their windows One dog barks, another one starts and soon after a cacophony of…

Join the Prayer Movement to End the War in Ukraine Right now, it is Sunday, November 6, 2022, as I write this from a relatively, safe little mountain city in Southwestern Ukraine. One month from today is St. Nicholas Day. My wife sat last night translating Christmas lists for Ukrainian…

Poetry from the War in Ukraine Corpses of Russian soldiers dot the landscapes and steppes Left behind to rot by their fellow soldiers and commanders Blood and entrails seep into the rich dark soil of Ukraine Giving life to sunflowers, buckwheat, pears and apples In Kherson, dead Russians feed the soil for next year’s…

An Autumn Poem from Ukraine Yellow and amber leaves rustle and blow In the distance a missiles’ impact does glow We hide in basements, flats, do you know? Yet our hopes and dreams continue to grow Indian summer days keeping us here warm Missiles and drones descend on us, a swarm Today like most, we awake to an air raid alarm Do you really expect us to accept this as the norm? Students run around going on with their days Smoke rises from another missile, creating haze And the enemy in circles, runs a rat in a maze We sit here and wonder is the free world in a daze?