4x08| Oz-Ukrainian bishop to become cardinal of Roman church
MartinCurt `2024 x 08` Hope. Help. Donate. Pray.
A letter from our publisher —
G’day cobbers!
In the 303rd year of Pyotr Romanov's empire, in the 555th week of RF's invasion of Ukraine, and on the 974th day of the Russo-Ukrainian War, Kyiv is in Ukrainian hands1.
This special issue of JustPeace Ukraine comes with news from Old Rome — Pope Francis intends to hold a consistory on 8 December 2024, where among those to be elected cardinals of the Santa Ecclesia Romana (the holy Roman church) are
18. H.E. Mgr Mykola BYCHOK, C.Ss.R., Bishop of the Eparchy Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne of the Ukrainians
and
19. R.P. Timothy Peter Joseph RADCLIFFE, OP, theologian
The intention to elect my ordinary2 as a cardinal of the Roman church came as a surprise. Here are some dates about Mgr Mykola — the numbers in square brackets refer to his age at the time:—
1980 13 Feb 1980 — Born in Ternopil, the son of Hanna and Petro Bychok.
1997 12 Jul 1997 [17.4] Entered as Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer3
1998 18 Aug 1998 [18.5] Professed as Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
2003 17 Aug 2003 [23.5] Solemn Vows as Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
2004 12 Jul 2004 [24.4] Ordained Deacon — Deacon of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
2005 3 May 2005 [25.2] Ordained Priest at Lviv, by Bishop Michael (Michel) Hrynchyshyn, C.Ss.R. †Titular Bishop of Zygris, whose episcopal linage derives from the Greek Orthodox Patriarch Jeremias II Tranos, who died in New Rome on 4 September 1595.
2020 15 Jan 2020 [39.9] Appointed Bishop of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian), Australia
7 Jun 2020 [40.3] Ordained Bishop — Bishop of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian), Australia
2021 12 Jul 2021 [41.4] Installed — Bishop of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian), Australia
2024 8 Dec 2024 [44.8] Elevated to Cardinal
By the election of Mgr Mykola as a cardinal of the Santa Ecclesia Romana, Austalians and Ukrainians will once more be represented in College of Cardianls4. He will join Joseph William Cardinal Tobin as a Redemptorist member.
I hope that all our readers will join us in praying or hoping for Mykola Cardinal Bychok to be blessed in his service of people, of Ukraine and of Australia.
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In our last issue, the hard-working staff at JustPeace Ukraine cited Nick Cohen’s “How West … helped Vladimir Putin” as writing out in ‘journalese’ what military historians (or, if you prefer, ‘military commentators’) had earlier observed in more guarded language. E A Cohen and P O’Brien (who, to their credit, were among those cautious in predicting a Ukrainian collapse) have prepared this report:—
—CSIS The Russia-Ukraine War: A Study in Analytic Failure \ Report by Eliot A. Cohen and Phillips O'Brien
The Foreword, by Hew Strachan, begins:—
The Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, was a shock but not a surprise. It was a shock because, in a world where the use of aggressive war has been a contravention of international law since 1945, such action must be viewed as such. It was not a surprise because Western intelligence agencies had detected indications of a possible attack from late 2021, and they had made their conclusions public. They did so in part to deter Russia and in part to build Western resolve.”1 The intelligence was also passed on to Ukraine, even if many in Kyiv struggled to accept that Russia would actually invade. The real surprise for several commentators and for U.S. intelligence itself was not the invasion but its immediate aftermath. The Russian forces failed to achieve a quick success, and Ukraine, in turn, mounted an effective response.
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Timothy Snyder’s interview with Sasha Shevchenko puts the case that a defeat of RF is not only good for Ukraine but also for Russia — as it was good for France to be defeated in Algeria and good for Germany to be defeated in 1945:—
—RFE/RL 'Defeating Russia Is The Best Thing We Could Do For Russia': Historian Timothy Snyder On The Ukraine War By Sashko Shevchenko
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1/ Russian soldiers fear punishment if they ask commanders for first aid kits, according to a Russian group providing medical supplies. They prefer to "run around the front line without a first aid kit rather than initiate some kind of inspection"….
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Milestone in the history of Ukrainian Studies in Australia —
"The Tale of the Sunflower and Its Travels in Ukraine" — Inaugural lecture by the Mykola Zerov Fellow in Ukrainian Studies at the University of Melbourne — Dr Iryna Skubii
Time: Tuesday 15 October 2024. Light refreshments: 5:15 p.m.; lecture: 6.15 p.m. AEDT. Place: Forum Theatre (Room 153), Arts West Building, The University of Melbourne. To register: please follow this link.
Abstract:
The sunflower, a vibrant and essential part of global cuisine, holds a unique place in Ukraine's cultural and historical landscape. Today, sunflower oil is a staple in local and regional cuisine, and the flower's bright imagery is deeply woven into the nation's cultural fabric. Yet, many might be surprised to learn that the sunflower, known as soniashnyk in Ukrainian, is not native to the local forest-steppe and steppe lands. First cultivated by Indigenous peoples in the Americas, sunflowers were introduced to Europe, then to the Russian Empire, and eventually became one of the most common crops in Ukraine. The sunflower has thrived in Eastern Europe, evolving into a cornerstone of Ukraine’s economy as the country has emerged as the world’s leading exporter of sunflower seeds and oil.
While the sunflower is a cherished icon in Ukrainian literature and art and a popular symbol of resilience, its environmental impact has not received the critical attention it deserves, particularly regarding its role in soil degradation and the spread of monoculture farming. This lecture will delve into the complex history of sunflowers within Ukraine’s economic, cultural, and environmental landscapes. By examining this agricultural plant as a source of food, cultural significance, and national wealth, the talk will illuminate the intricate relationship between sunflowers, Ukraine’s history, and its land.
Iryna Skubii is the inaugural Mykola Zerov Fellow in Ukrainian Studies at the University of Melbourne.
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The Russo-Ukrainian War is illegal
The Russo-Ukrainian War is immoral
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In brief —
RF forces must leave Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and any other occupied territories. It must assist prisoners and the deported, whether children or adults, to return home. The Kremlin must use its fossil-fuel and other loot to recompense for damages its forces have caused.
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The truth is, Russia does indeed feel threatened by NATO’s expansion, but not in the way its apologists suggest. It is the frustration of a bully who finds that his former victims are now protected and can no longer be easily abused.
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☼The Three Mile Island 1 Restart
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☼¶ ☼Lauren Wolfe (Chills)
☼The Safety of Journalists ‘Is No Longer a Given’ Attacks on the press have increased by more than half in the past year.
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☼¶ ☼Maksym Eristavi
☼Matryoshka of Lies: Russophobia. Painting the victims as "Russophobic" has always been part of the Russian crime of colonialism.
If I suggest that it is a hate crime against the British, or French, or Spaniards to talk about their colonial transgressions or that it is an abuse towards an abuser to demand accountability from them, I’d be most likely universally canceled. So why is there a different standard for Russia?
☼¶ ☼Michael McFaul
☼I Wish This Was an Election Just About Policy Differences on Tax Cuts or Regulation. But It’s Not Tragically, the future of American democracy is also on the ballot.
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Make-work is not the future of work The working class needs automation and upskilling, not luddism.
Let's evaluate Kamala Harris' entire economic policy program! Fun!!
Overall I give this an A-, which is just about the best grade I could reasonably expect to give for a political platform that’s intended to please a vast array of constituencies and interests.
Let us pause to appreciate the remarkable U.S. economy It really doesn't get much better than this, folks.
☼¶ ☼Paul Kingsnorth
☼The Sunday Pilgrimage A new series, beginning this winter
☼¶ ☼Phillips P. O’Brien, PhD (Cambridge)
☼Weekend Update #100: Biden throws in the Towel Also: Why Harris Must Win, Stoltenberg Admits a Mistake, Ukraine Withdraws from Vuhledar
☼¶ ☼Sam Greene (TL;DRussia)
☼TL;DRussia Weekend Roundup 29 September 2024: Future perfect, plus texts and tunes
TL;DRussia Weekend Roundup 6 October 2024: Up, up and away, plus texts and tunes
☼¶ ☼Stefan Korshak
☼Sept 28 — Day 948a — US Assistance, Fibs About US Assistance, Ukraine Arms Manufacturing Q&A
Sept 28 — Day 948b — continued
☼¶ ☼Stephen Bradford Long
☼Helene Update #2 Fields of splinters
Helene Update #3
☼¶ ☼Stephen Weller
☼Magnanimity and the Little Way the union of humility with magnanimity is essential to the little way, its also the point at which the little way is most often misrepresented.
☼¶ ☼fr Thomas Plant
☼The Source A telling of Genesis
☼¶ ☼Timothy Garton Ash
☼Hints of hope in Hungary In Budapest, I find Orbán's regime unexpectedly shaken
☼¶ ☼Timothy Snyder
☼Trump's Hitlerian Month A September to Remember
Autocracy and Poverty Trump and Vance bring them together
☼¶ ☼Et Cetera
☼Ukraine War: Putin's Autumn Spoiling Campaign With major offensive efforts constantly coming up short, Putin's orc generals are fighting to prevent Ukraine from gaining an edge heading into 2025. Delay and pray is Putin's last, best hope. Andrew Tanner
Iran Hits Israel: Post-Strike Assessment Iran's latest bombardment of targets in Israel is bound to reverberate across the globe. The veil of Israeli and allied technological invincibility has again been pierced; escalation is probable.
Ukraine War: On Training Better Leaders Leadership is one of the oldest fields of study. The Ukraine War has once again demonstrated that military institutions decay, innovators forced to rewrite core practices every few generations.
—Age of Invention: The Coal Conquest There was no shortage of trees Anton Howes
—How a viral rumor about a FEMA director being assaulted ended in real threats of violence A reminder of the threat posed by unmitigated data voids. Caroline Orr Bueno
—More than 500 MPs oppose Brexit but Starmer sticks with Boris Johnson's policy Denis MacShane
A European manifesto: It’s time for a New NATO
—Potters and Malfoys Wrong Side of History newsletter #56 Ed West
English, our mixed Mother Tongue If it wasn’t for the French, we’d all be speaking German
A language of beautiful impurity 'English is both a Germanic and a Latin language' - and that's its strength
Martin Spencer commented:
I live in a village in Northamptonshire on the border with Rutland. \ Around 10 years ago I used to regularly meet an old chap on my dogwalks just outside the village. He remembered the Dambusters flying over after training at Eyebrook reservoir.
One day there was a new enclosure in a field.
Me: "What's that for?"
Him: "Dog training."Me: "Who built it?"
Him: "Bloody foreigners"Me: "What, Poles?"
Him: "No, they're from Daventry"
—Decoding the Credibility of Russian Nuclear Threats Russia revises its nuclear doctrine, expanding the scenarios for potential nuclear use. How credible is the threat? Fabian Hoffmann
Missiles in the Air, Tensions Everywhere: What We Can Learn From Iran's Missile Attack Here is what Iran's missile attack against Israel can tell us about the capabilities of modern missile defenses and the lethality of ballistic missiles strikes.
Russian Elite Expects Ukraine War to Escalate, Not Die Down Putin's entourage increasingly sees peace talks as a distant prospect, believing Ukraine’s seizure of territory in Kursk region has been a big blow to Putin’s self-regard. Farida Rustamova and Maxim Tovkaylo
— “Jonathan Z Smith: The Core Idea I Learned from the Greatest Historian of Religion of our Time!” James Tabor
—Did Israel Intercept Any Iranian Missiles? The available evidence indicates that most of Iran's missiles got through. Joe Cirincione
—October 7 diary The year after the day that changed everything Julie Szego
—Essential Resources for Those Affected by Hurricane Helene Providing clear communication during complex situations Kayla Haas
What Verizon’s Outage Teaches Us About Speed, Transparency, and Customer Trust A strategic communications analysis
—What I'm Reading September 27: Five reads that piqued my interest this week Latika M Bourke
What the Conservatives can learn from a potato head ANALYSIS: The Tories should approach the leadership contest as though they have one shot.
What I'm Reading October 4:
—Why America Needs Rights4Girls A conversation with Yasmin Vafa, co-founder of Rights4Girls, a nonprofit that advocates for the dignity and rights of young women and girls. Michael Judge
—The Self and the Soul: A Dialogue with Freya India In a culture of narcissism, love can save us from ourselves N.S. Lyons
—Minimally conscious states Book review of 'Into The Grey Zone' by Adrian Owen Shane O'Mara
—The Seductive Allure of Neuro Self-Help Neuroscience in self-help or productivity suggestions is a red flag Tommy Blanchard
—Slippery Surfaces And poking the bear where it hurts William L Brown
Good-bye and bless you!
Ψ From Yagera Country in Meanjin Ψ e & o e Ψ Кінець і Богу слава Ψ
On Sunday 2 November 1721 (22 October, Old Style), Pyotr was proclaimed Emperor.
On Thursday 27 February 2014, gunmen who had removed the insignia from their uniforms occupied the building of the Verkhovna Rada (the Parliament House) in Simferopol. Some take this as the beginning of Russia’s War on Ukraine.
On Tuesday 22 February 2022, M. Putin declared RF’s intention to replace the Kyiv government and to subjugate most of, if not all, Ukraine. On Thursday 24th, the RF bombarded Kyiv and many other Ukrainian sites. One can say that this marks the openly-genocidal phase of the RF’s war on Ukraine.
There is a saying in Ukraine: “This is the third year of the ten-year war, which has been going on for three hundred years.”
An ‘ordinary’ is a diocesan bishop or other person presiding in a particular church or community. Does it make me seem like a crotchety old man if I say “I told Bergoglio that he was too young”?
The Redemptorists, officially named the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Latin: Congregatio Sanctissimi Redemptoris), abbreviated CSsR, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men (priests and brothers). It was founded by Alphonsus Liguori at Scala, Italy, for the purpose of labouring among the neglected country people around Naples. It is dedicated to missionary work and they minister in more than 100 countries. Members of the congregation are Catholic priests and consecrated religious brothers. (Wiki)
The word cardinal is derived from the Latin cardō, meaning "hinge". The office of cardinal as it is known today slowly evolved during the first millennium from the clergy of Rome. "The first time that the term cardinal appears in the Liber Pontificalis is in the biography of Pope Stephen III when in the Roman Synod of 769, it was decided that the Roman pontiff should be elected from among the deacons and cardinal priests." (Wiki)
The College of Cardinals, more formally called the Sacred College of Cardinals, is the body of cardinals of the Santa Ecclesia Romana, commonly described as “the body of all cardinals of the Catholic Church”.