September 28, 2017 90 0 Godparenting 101: The Beginner’s Guide to Godparenting It is a known practice in the Orthodox Church that every person, child or adult, should have a godparent (sponsor) at the time that…
September 18, 2017 1413 0 Prohibited and Unprohibited Relationships Due to Holy Baptism From the opening paragraph to the section entitled “Concise and Accurate Instructions Concerning Marriages”: Since the sacred Canons, Apostolic, Conciliar, and Patristic, in speaking in…
September 7, 2017 416 0 An Orthodox Christian Perspective: Suffering in Family Life Over the years considerable material has appeared in Russian emigre periodicals concerning the upbringing of children and youth. The authors—here one should make special…
June 26, 2017 658 0 Twenty Suggestions when Preparing Your Children for Confession and the Holy Communion Although the Confessions of adults are sometimes tiresome, the Confessions of children and teenagers are still the most difficult for me. “I did not…
March 21, 2017 2794 8 What Are Zhavoronki and How to Make Them? These lark buns are traditionally baked in Russia each year to celebrate the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste. There are forty buns to celebrate…
February 13, 2017 1197 0 Matushka: A Wonderful Title, and No Real Job Description? What does it mean to have a wonderful title, and no real job description? The position of the wife of a priest is exactly…
July 8, 2016 374 0 “You Should Never Leave Your Loved Ones!” Love means responsibility Marriage and love require huge responsibility from a person. Love requires a response. We used to think it does not….