Protodeacon Andrei Psarev, Ph.D., Professor of Russian Church History and Canon Law at Holy Trinity Seminary in Jordanville, NY and the founder of ROCOR Studies, shares his analytical reflections on an event of the day. In a reader-friendly way, he writes about Orthodox saints, councils, bishops, priests, and lay people. He mostly focuses on the Russian Church Abroad, but also writes about Byzantine and Western European Church history.

In August 2024, Fr. Andrei completed the full year of 365 reports. Now he revises, updates, and posts these reports almost every day. There also might be new reports available. The platform Substack allows a subscriber to listen to the reports, which are normally two-four minutes long.

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