May 15, 2018 152 0 What Are We Cultivating in Our Young GirlsToday? Most children learn to identify themselves by what they have been noticed for, early on in their lives by the important people around them….
May 11, 2018 614 2 Choosing between Monasticism and Marriage Most young people don’t know how to discover their calling in the life. Whether to dedicate themselves to monasticism or select the marriage path….
April 13, 2018 20722 26 Complete List of Prohibited Marriages in the Orthodox Church The following relationships are among those prohibited by the canonical tradition of the Orthodox Church from entering into marriage: Blood Relationships a. Ascending Relatives:…
April 3, 2018 90 0 Christ, Church, Husband, and Wife “For the husband is the head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the Church; and He is the Savior of the…
March 26, 2018 325 1 An Interview with a US Orthodox Priest, Who Moved with His Wife and 8 Children to Russia This is a translation, exclusively for Russian Faith, of an interview which appeared in Today, a Russian news site, with Father Joseph Gleason, an…
March 7, 2018 5923 2 How Is a Child Ever Going to Learn to Behave in Church if They Aren’t in Church? It’s Sunday morning. The Church bulletin says that Church starts at 10:00am. It’s now 10:30am. You’re walking to the car to take yourself…
March 1, 2018 56 0 A Few Tips on Helping Your Children to Become Faithful Orthodox Adults Presbytera Mari Mars offers a few tips on helping your child grow in their relationship with Christ in order to become a faithful Orthodox…
February 13, 2018 45 0 Is Fasting too Hard for my Kids? I’ve heard many times over the years, “It’s too hard for my kids” when someone brings up the topic of fasting and children. Let’s…
February 12, 2018 550 0 3 Sacred Images Depicting 3 Dimensions of Marriage Our culture bombards us with images of marriage. Pictures and news of celebrity and royal marriages and breakups crowd the pages of magazines and…
February 5, 2018 105 2 What is Family Happiness: An Orthodox Christian Understanding What is family happiness? When you hear the word “happiness,” a bright feeling of the joy of living, of participation, is born in the…