How to cope with Putin’s aggression
Date and time:
Thursday 27 January, 2022
19:00 - 20:30
Location:
Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral
22 Binney Street
London W1K 5BQ
W1K 5BQ
Global headlines focus on the possible imminent full-scale invasion of Ukraine but the overt threat of Russian aggression is only the latest step in an eight-year war. Since 2014, Ukrainians and those who care about the country throughout the world have lived in a heightened state of anxiety, as fighting in the east has claimed thousands of lives, left many families grieving and caused physical and emotional trauma for individuals, communities and the nation. The new threat of escalation by the Kremlin now perpetuates this uncertainty and fear, attempting to throw Ukraine and much of the world into a constant state of panic.
Whilst many have responded to the challenges with bravery, resilience and preparation for the worst, the anguish fuelled by the tensions of recent months can be difficult to bear.
Join Archbishop Borys Gudziak, a patron of the Ukrainian Institute London, to discuss the current situation in Ukraine, and how we can find hope and spiritual strength in these troubled times.
Speaker
Archbishop Borys Gudziak
Archbishop Borys Gudziak is the President of the Ukrainian Catholic University, with which the Ukrainian Institute London is affiliated. Born in Syracuse, New York (USA) in 1960, he was ordained a priest in 1998. He received his doctorate in Byzantine and Slavic studies from Harvard University and is the author of numerous academic works. From 2012, when he was ordained a bishop, Borys Guziak was the Eparch of the Paris-based Eparchy of St Volodymyr the Great for Ukrainian Catholics in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands and Switzerland. In 2019, Bishop Borys was appointed by Pope Francis as the Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia and Metropolitan for the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the USA.
