The Wheel #44. Crossroads of Faith. Spring 2026

Father Leonid Kishkovsky: Pastor Diplomat

August 3, 2026, marks the fifth anniversary of the repose of Father Leonid Kishkovsky. His son-in-law, Nicholas Sluchevsky (Kolya), met Father Leonid as a young priest in San Francisco in 1970 at a time of profound change. Father Leonid’s daughter, Sophia Kishkovsky (Sonia), who worked as a journalist in Moscow from 1991 to 2020, observed her father’s interaction with the Russian Orthodox Church as it rebuilt after the Soviet rule…

The Wheel #40. Faith and Folk. Spring 2025

The Food Story: Interview With Helen Lusin

Everyone has their favorite foods. They form our physical and spiritual culture. If you are Norwegian, Italian, Russian, Korean, Greek, Senegalese, Ukrainian, or Brazilian, you have a favorite food from your place of origin…

The Wheel #40. Faith and Folk. Spring 2025

The Art of Pysanky: An Interview with Sofika Zieluk

Sofika Zielyk, an artist who grew up and continues to live in the heart of Manhattan’s Ukrainian Village neighborhood, has been expressing her heritage through the art of pysanky eggs since childhood…