Question: Your blessing, Father. What should I do: my husband has become a priest but I’m not the right kind of a person to be a matushka (a priest’s wife — translator’s note), unfortunately. I’m really bothered about that because I’m not a quiet, meek, and God-fearing girl. I’m a regular kind of wom … [Read more...]
Episode 29: Tenth Anniversary Remembrances – Things That Helped Me
"Tenth Anniversary Remembrances - Things That Helped Me" by Fr. Anthony Perkins Good Guys Wear Black (AFR Podcast) June 12, 2017 In this episode, Fr. Anthony thinks back over the his first ten years as a priest, focusing on the roles perseverance, good role models/mentors, and a healthy … [Read more...]
Nine Secrets Your Pastor’s Wife Wishes You Knew
by Christina Stolaas She’s always there. Sometimes in the background, sometimes with a welcoming smile up front, sometimes noticed and appreciated, sometimes being silently judged. Your pastor’s wife; the powerful force behind most church leaders often perceived as a mystery by the rest of the chu … [Read more...]
Married Life and Asceticism
by Deacon Pavel Serzhantov It all began with our forefathers, Adam and Eve. They received a commandment in paradise not to taste of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (cf. 2:17). The commandment not to “taste of this or that” is quite well known to any Orthodox Christian. This is the com … [Read more...]
The “Call” Of The Priest’s Wife: Part 7
by Athanasia Papadimitriou Titles for Priests' Wives According to His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, "in our ecclesiastical tradition, [the priest's wife] is addressed as presbytera, the other half of the presbyteros (priest)." Priests' wives are known by … [Read more...]
The “Call” Of The Priest’s Wife: Part 6
by Athanasia Papadimitriou The Priest's Wife's Level of Commitment to Her Husband's Ministry Today's priest's wife has many options with respect to how much time and energy to commit to her husband's ministry. She can be a full-time mother or homemaker. She can work full-time or part-time … [Read more...]
The “Call” Of The Priest’s Wife: Part 5
by Athanasia Papadimitriou Late Call Priests and Converts Certain women face special challenges in deciding to share their husbands' ministry. In some cases, their husbands may have chosen to follow the call to the priesthood later in life. Such women face major emotional changes in their … [Read more...]
