More Spiritual Than Economic Vol. It is as if the entire country has gone crazy. I want to think that things are slowly getting back to normal, but I am fooling myself. Veronis, an Orthodox priest, grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, but since his ordination he and his wife Faith have served as missionaries in the ravaged country of Albania. Forty-five years of Communism have left their mark, and some of the madness he sees predates the unrest of the last few weeks.
Dirt lies everywhere.
Plaster falling from the walls. Windows and doors broken. Mattresses with half the foam in them. Medical attendants, doctors, nurses, and visitors smoking everywhere. Surgeons even smoke in the operating room.