March 6, 2019 10 Wonderful Books that You Can Read with Your Little Christians The family where I work as a babysitter is very fond of reading. Just a couple days ago, a delivery guy brought some new…
February 21, 2019 How Your Daughter Can Help in Your Parish “But what’s my job?” shouted my indignant four-year-old daughter as we cruised down the frozen food aisle. Her nine-year-old sister was reminding me to…
February 21, 2019 About St. Luke of Ellada and the Grave Sin of Disrespecting One’s Parents St. Luke was born in Ellada (Greece) to a poor peasant family. He herded sheep and tilled land. He was marked by exceptional piety since…
February 13, 2019 How Are We to Teach Empathy to Our Children Today? How do we teach empathy to our children? In a society of “me, me, me,” it seems like an uphill battle to instill such…
February 11, 2019 “If Anyone Comes to Me and Does not Hate His Father”: Are We Really Called to Hate? Do you hate your father? Do you hate your mother? Christ says: “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and…
February 11, 2019 Q&A: What Orthodox Names Can I Name My Children? There’s no list of what are and aren’t Orthodox first names, at least not in the Canons of the Church. However it is a…
February 8, 2019 The Burden of Decisions: Helping our Teenagers to Navigate in Their Life Over the past several decades the external pressures and challenges associated with parenting teenagers have been varied. Whether it was the introduction of rock…
January 30, 2019 Marriage: Why Is It Impossible to Get Enough from It without Giving Enough to It? Recently I conducted an initial consultation with a couple who were having serious marital problems. After a few amenities were shared, both partners wasted…
January 22, 2019 Coming to Terms with an Unplanned Pregnancy Question: Father Andrew, your blessing. I’ve been pregnant for 20 weeks already. I didn’t plan to have a baby and I wasn’t prepared for…
January 15, 2019 Fr. Andrew Malakhovsky: Five Questions About Parenting and Education Priest Andrew Malakhovsky, a cleric of St. Elisabeth Convent and a father of two, answers some nagging questions about parenting and education. 1. Shall…
January 10, 2019 Home Alone: The Hidden Message of the Movie Things hidden in plain sight tend to be the hardest to find. That was exactly the case with me and Home Alone movie….
December 27, 2018 On Hospitality During the Nativity Season Ever burdened with our American consumerism and capitalism orientation to life (“How much will it cost?” “What’s my time worth?” “How will it affect…
