About the book: 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.
At the Foot of the Cross:Lessons From Ukraine, An Interview with Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk (2023) is dedicated to the People of Ukraine.
About the author: John Burger has been working in religious journalism for almost three decades, beginning as a reporter for the New York archdiocesan weekly newspaper Catholic New York and later as a reporter and news editor at the National Catholic Register. Since 2013, he has written for the international Catholic website Aleteia.org. A graduate of Iona College in Rochelle, New York, Burger holds a Master's degree in English from Iowa State University.
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