Breaking Free from “How Things Have Been”

There’s this band I really like. They’re called Ivan & Alyosha, a name which pays tribute to Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s “The Brothers Karamazov”. In Dostoyevsky’s final work, 20-year-old Alyosha is the name of the hero: immensely likable, well loved by all who meet him, and a novice in the Russian Orthodox monastery. His deep faith is in contrast […]

“An Open Letter to the Church from My Generation”

If you’ve been under a rock (or perhaps a thick layer of snow, if you’re in the Midwest) and haven’t already done so, please take a moment to read this profoundly excellent post, written by blogger and university student Dannika Nash. Her piece, entitled “An Open Letter to the Church from My Generation” is a […]

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Breaking Free from “How Things Have Been”

“An Open Letter to the Church from My Generation”