The fact is that, as Christians, we cannot abdicate our duty to our neighbors, Samaritan or Black, Ukrainian or American, rich or poor, plentiful or paltry.

I’ve heard my Jewish friends talk about how disconcerting it is to attend high holy days with armed guards, or Melkites talk about what it’s like in the West Bank to pass through countless checkpoints to get to church. Perhaps I was naïve to think that was in the past for our Church.

Я пишу це з великою смиренністю та глибокою вдячністю, перш за все нашому Господу Ісусу Христу, за те, що він привів мене до позиції в...