Being on the Edge of the Abyss, without Falling into It
Bishop Maxim (Vasiljevic)
A talk delivered at a painting exhibit “Saved by Beauty: Dostoevsky in New York” at The Sheen Center
New York, April 5, 2022
Your Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York of the Roman Catholic Church,
Your Grace Bishop Irinej of Eastern America of the Serbian Orthodox Church,
Very Reverend Archimandrite Nektarios Papazafiropoulos, Chancellor of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America,
Kindly allow me to congratulate The Sheen Center for Faith and Culture and Mr. David DiCerto for welcoming the idea of hosting an exhibit during the Paschal Spring in the Big Apple dedicated to Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky. Having toured Greece and making its New York premiere at The Sheen Center, this exhibit spans two floors and gives visual expression to characters and existential and moral themes from the novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky through a variety of painting styles by 15 artists.My sincere gratitude goes to His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of the Greek Archdiocese, who embraced the proposal of sponsoring and promoting this crucial exhibit.