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Court your Khouria! (Podcast link and transcript)

February 26, 2016 Filed under: Leave a Comment

Here is the link to the podcast episode. We are stressed. Being a priest is stressful. Time and money are in short supply, reasons to grieve are everywhere, and parishes can be difficult and demanding at the best of times. It’s hard to witness to the peace and joy that are our rightful i … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pastoral, Priest, Seminary Tagged With: communication, marriage, satire

St. Ambrose On Marriage And Monasticism

April 10, 2013 Filed under: 1 Comment

by St. Ambrose of Milan (d. 397 AD) A careful guide points out many paths, that each may walk along the one which he prefers and considers suitable to himself, so long as he comes upon one by which he can reach the camp. The path of virginity is good, but being high and steep requires the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General Tagged With: marriage, monasticism, St. Ambrose of Milan, widowhood

Orthodox Marriage & Its Misunderstanding

February 24, 2013 Filed under: 5 Comments

by Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev The love that exists between a man and a woman is an important theme in many books of Scripture. The Book of Genesis, in particular, tells us of holy and pious couples, such as Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca, Jacob and Rachel. A special blessing, bestowed on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Clergy Wives, Deacon, Priest, Vocation Tagged With: marriage, Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev, Orthodox

Marriage or Monasticism?

December 20, 2012 Filed under: 1 Comment

by Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos 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. Some have the feeling that monasticism is a more superior choice than marriage and that marriage represents a l … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Preparation, Vocation Tagged With: marriage, monasticism

When A Marriage Has Died

December 16, 2012 Filed under: 1 Comment

by Fr. Dimitry Karpenko It is important to remember that the lessons here apply to wives and husbands, clergy and laity alike. It is difficult for us to accept the imperfection of the world. We want there to be some kind of guarantee of stability. We may not be perfect, but at least someone … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Clergy Wives, General, Priest Tagged With: clergy, Fr. Dimitry Karpenko, marriage, matushka

Marriage & the Priesthood

October 2, 2011 Filed under: 1 Comment

A Preliminary Study Of Problems Facing The Married Priest In Contemporary Society And A Consideration Of Some Possible Aids In Solving Them Introduction The title of this study paper may perhaps suggest the need for some new justification of the Orthodox Church's traditional practice of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Clergy Wives, Featured, Priest Tagged With: marriage, priest, Priesthood

What Are You Doing to Protect Your Marriage?

September 28, 2011 Filed under: Leave a Comment

by Dcn. Michael Hyatt As CEO of the world's largest Bible publisher, Thomas Nelson Publishers, Fr. Michael has shown the world what effective Christian leadership really is. His blog, Intentional Leadership, is the source for this excellent article and is highly recommended. The lead story in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Deacon, Featured, Vocation Tagged With: affair, blog, Dcn. Michael Hyatt, Intentional, Leadership, marriage

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