Fathers and Cats and More. Stories About Those Who Remember Paradise

A collection of stories, essays, and poems reveals the theme of love between people and animals, longing for Paradise and the Heavenly Kingdom. The collection consists of new works and excerpts from books by famous Orthodox authors, as well as... reflective essays on the afterlife of animals. Among the authors are Fr. Yaroslav Shipov, Fr. Alexander Dyachenko, Olesya Nikolaeva, Olga Rozhnieva, Marina Zhurinskaya, Fr. Sergey Kruglov, Fr. Konstantin Kamyshanov, Archimandrite Savva (Mazuko), Hieromonk Theodorite (Senchukov), Andrey Desnitsky, and others. The collection includes unpublished stories by S. N. Duryulin, provided to the publishing house by the writer's house-museum. Approved for distribution by the Publishing Council of the Russian Orthodox Church IS R19-914-0551.