September 28, 2017 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 7, 2017 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…
July 31, 2017 Suggestions of Athonite Elders Concerning Children’s Confession Hieromonk Pavel is an archondar of Dionysiou Monastery. For many years, he gives guidance to hundreds of laypeople who come from Greece, Cyprus and…
June 26, 2017 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 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…
March 4, 2017 Koliva – the Greek Wheat Berry Dessert Total time: 1 hour, 20 minutes, plus drying time for the wheat berries Servings: 6 Note: This is adapted from a recipe…
February 23, 2017 Maslenitsa: The Cheesefare Week Maslenitsa, also known as Butter Week, Pancake week, or Cheesefare Week, the Russian religious and folk holiday. Perhaps the most cheerful holiday in…
February 13, 2017 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 “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….
July 8, 2016 Brief and Extended Life Stories of St. Peter and St. Fevronia Short Synopsis Saint Prince Peter (David as a monk) and Saint Princess Fevronia (Euphrosyne as a nun) are wonderworkers from Murom. Saint Prince Peter…