December 17, 2019 744 0 Saint Theophan the Recluse: How to Keep Righteousness in Family Life The Attitude of The Mother-In-Law to A Newly-Married Daughter-In-Law However, I am writing to you to ease your concerns; “what kind of person she…
December 11, 2019 217 0 Social Media and Spiritual Life Modern means of communication break into private life, and Orthodox Christians are no exception. Almost all parishioners and clergymen periodically illuminate their face with…
December 3, 2019 186 0 What a Christian Child in Russia Struggle with Today? The relationship between religious children and the world, or rather between children from Christian families and their non-religious peers, is a challenging topic. The…
November 30, 2019 518 0 What is Christian Love in Marriage? What is Christian love in a marriage? What role does it play? And how is a believer meant to “build” this love? Alexander Tkachenko,…
November 22, 2019 459 0 Deciding to Enter into Marriage: The First Rule of Marriage In this cycle of conversations on “The Grammar of family life” Archpriest Paul Gumerov speaks on how marriage is understood in the Orthodox Church,…
November 19, 2019 542 0 Lifehacks of Matushka Elena Matushka Elena Ovcharenko is a mother of eight and the wife of Archpriest Alexander, a priest of the Diocese of Zaporozhye. Personal Motto “Live…
November 16, 2019 271 0 Committed Christians Are Now a Minority, and Our Kids Need to Know It I grew up in a smallish town in Arizona (about 25,000 people at the time). Almost everyone I knew fit into one of four…
November 7, 2019 515 2 How Long Should the Pre-Marriage Period Last? How long should the premarital period, the period of dating, last? Skilled priests say that it should last at least a year. Why? First…
November 5, 2019 587 0 Children Are Their Parents’ Crystal Copies Everyone knows that we raise children, not with words, but with our actions. A child grows and forms in the image and likeness of…
October 29, 2019 1103 0 Feast of Hell: Sad Consequences of Halloween’s Celebration A bit of history: The ancient population of the islands of Britain, Ireland and parts of modern France celebrated their main feast – Samhain,…