An article published some time ago by a Russian Orthodox priest, Fr. George Maximov, titled “The Biggest Mistake in Premarital Relations,” served as the...

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Imagine you come home from work exhausted, hungry, after almost being fired and narrowly avoiding a car accident—overall, a tough day. You walk through...

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Once, my wife Elena went for a routine scan at 30 weeks pregnant. By then, we already had one healthy child, everything was going...

The post “We Didn’t Hold a Grudge Against God despite the Shock”: A Story of a Terrible Diagnosis, Acceptance, and a Miracle first appeared on The Catalog of Good Deeds.

Marriage is a God-given union of a man and a woman. The commandments regarding marriage were given in both the Old and New Testaments....

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Many have written extensively about marriage and family and offered some excellent advice. My aim is more modest. I will review some relevant thoughts...

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What should love in Christ mean for the spouses in a Christian marriage? How can we rise to it? Alexander Tkachenko, a psychologist and...

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An old woman came to a priest and asked him, “What should I do with my old man who has become totally unbearable? He...

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Apostle Matthew narrates this teaching of Christ:  “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who...

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The Church does prescribe limiting intimate relationships during Lent, but we need to understand that there are at least two sides to every story....

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One question that young singles often ask when confronted with the Church’s traditional teaching that one should not engage in sex until marriage is...

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