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Volume II - 1991
The Orthodox Church is opposed to the practice of abortion, a practice which is increasingly common in our society. How are we to respond—individually and as a Church—to a practice many of our fellow Americans regard…
Volume II - 1990
MARRIAGE AS PARADISE“Marriage was instituted in paradise.” The Gospel reads, “have you not read that at the beginning God made them male and female…” (Mt. 19:4). Thus marriage “goes back to before the Fall. . . and…
Volume II - 1990
A nationally growing “home school” movement is an attractive alternative for Orthodox Christian parents. We have been home educating our eight year old daughter since kindergarten and have found it a rewarding…
Volume I - 1989
“I will not forget you. I have carved you on the palm of my hand.
(Isaiah 49:16)
Back in the 1970’s Sister Jane Mane Lamb, a Catholic nun, worked as a maternity nurse in a midwestern hospital. She saw around her…
Volume I - 1989
Perhaps we can benefit from a few reflections on the silence in our childhood and the silence in our family life today. I’ll write from my own experience and, hopefully, prompt you to reflect upon your own.
As a…
Volume I - 1988
With comments by Daria York, Chairman of the Lay Ministries’ Task Force on Ministry to the Ill and Disabled.)
Many of you know friends or family members who struggle chronically, intermittently or occasionally with…
Volume I - 1987
“You never ever understand me” and “there’s no use trying to talk with you” are the most familiar expressions heard by parents. Usually, there is some truth to it because parents are adults of one generation, and the…
Volume I - 1987
There are a number of sincere religious persons, Orthodox and non-Orthodox alike, who view depression as a self-imposed state which the depressed person should “snap out of,” the sooner the better. Well meaning…
Volume I - 1987
The problems of marital disharmony and divorce so common in our society have not left Orthodox parishes unaffected. Our Church is now facing these issues which other faith groups have been dealing with for a number…
Volume I - 1986
The Resource Handbook article, “Library Incentive Program” (‘85,1), described one parish’s successful program of encouraging children to read faith-related books. To implement such a program or simply to start a…