Triangle of Forgiveness

By Cornel Todeasa

Illustrations by Dimitry Schidlovsky

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Fr. Nicolae, the elderly Romanian village priest in this engaging work of historical fiction, explains: “Forgiveness works in a triangle. We forgive others; and when we forgive others, we forgive ourselves; and God forgives both.”

Fr. Nicolae’s flock of Communist Romanians know first-hand the temptations of the godless, demon-infested culture they live in. For some, its spiritual oppression sanctifies them as lumps of coal transformed through pressure into diamonds; for others, that same pressure obliterates their human spirit turning them into fleshly kin of fallen angels.

For us, this journey through the inner reality of atheistic Romania reveals eternal spiritual truths and brings to the fore the hidden forces still coursing through our modern world.

“Beyond being an engaging read (which it is!), this novel is true medicine for the soul. This work will be sure to be a blessing to whoever reads it!”
–Fr. Paul Truebenbach, Sts. Peter & Paul Orthodox Church, Salt Lake City, Utah 

Cornel Todeasa was born in Vingard, Romania, and graduated from the St. Andrei Șaguna Theological Institute in 1975. While visiting the United States for advanced studies, he met his future wife and was married. In 1981 he was ordained to the priesthood and went on to serve parishes in Virginia, Minnesota, and Connecticut for the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America (OCA). He is author of four books, including Seek First the Kingdom as well as numerous articles published in Romania and the USA. Triangle of Forgiveness is his first novel. He retired from active ministry in 2016 and now lives in Pawleys Island, SC, with his wife, Louisa Tennant Todeasa. They have four adult children and one grandchild.

Dimitry Schidlovsky is an accomplished, widely published professional artist and illustrator who operates a gallery and studio in Sea Cliff, New York.

This 288 page historical fiction book contains ten illustrations as well as a full color icon of St. John of Prislop by Protodeacon Paul Drozdowski.