by John Mortensen | Feb 4, 2023 | Ukraine
Last week I had the opportunity to speak with Fr. Yuriy Kolasa about the help he has been sending to the city of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine. The Greek Catholic bishop there is doing heroic work. He and his 25 priests are doing everything they can to bring people the...
by John Mortensen | Jan 17, 2023 | Ukraine
Our friend Fr. Yuriy Kolasa sent photos illustrating what your donations are doing for Ukrainians. Through Amicitiae, the Aquinas Institute sent over $40,000 to support refugee families who have fled to western Ukraine from eastern Ukraine, where the fighting is most...
by John Mortensen | Mar 25, 2022 | Ukraine
Thank you once again for donating to help the Ukrainian refugees who are flooding into western Ukraine and the surrounding countries. At this time all donations have been sent and are being used right now to help refugees. Fr. Kolasa has been distributing the money to...
by John Mortensen | Mar 15, 2022 | Ukraine
Thank you for your donations and for sharing the initial post about sending money to help Ukrainian refugees. It has been a busy and fruitful week, and all the money we have received so far has been sent. Fr. Yuriy Kolasa, the Vicar General for Eastern Rite Churches...
by John Mortensen | Mar 7, 2022 | Ukraine
My friendship with Thomas Aquinas began at the International Theological Institute in Austria, in the Kartause Gaming. I learned to talk with St. Thomas as I studied: just as he had small chats with St. Paul, Our Lord, and the saints while he was studying, asking them...
