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"MAKING LENT REAL IN THE HOME"
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Family as the "Little Church"
The Orthodox Christian faith considers the family to be a little Church, for it is within the family where real Christian formation takes place.
With that in mind, His Grace, Bishop Paul of Chicago, has envisioned a faith-based effort to provide resources and support for the "little Church". Orthodox Family Life was created to begin fulfilling that vision.
“Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4). How can home schooling help raise children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord? What first comes to mind is that home schooling can be flexible in terms of class times. This may allow families to participate…
by Deacon Basil Crivella A 3rd-year Seminarian in St. Vladimir’s Seminary’s Master of Divinity (M.Div.) program. He belongs to the Orthodox Church in America’s Diocese of the Midwest. Deacon Basil prepared this sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Great Lent, the Sunday of St. John…
