Everyday Orthodox

One of St. Vladimir's Seminary's first female students, Anna Marie has coordinated the religious education curriculum at St. Tikhon's summer camp for 25 years. A children's librarian and a wordsmith with an MFA in writing for children, she is delightful and smart—and you're going to enjoy her!

Lucas Postolos is a 26-year-old Orthodox Christian from Texas. He works in corporate restructuring, and he's coordinating a Pan-Orthodox young adult conference coming up this October. We'll be talking about growing up Greek in Texas, how he lives out his faith in the business world, and what purpose a conference for young adults might serve.

Born in the northern part of the Holy Land, near Galilee, Elsie made her way to California, and is the mother of two sons. She studied Optometry in Tel Aviv, worked as a Culinary expert at Williams Sonoma and gave cooking classes there, studied interior design is now a real estate agent.

Born in the northern part of the Holy Land, near Galilee, Elsie made her way to California, and is the mother of two sons. She studied Optometry in Tel Aviv, worked as a Culinary expert at Williams Sonoma and gave cooking classes there, studied interior design is now a real estate agent.

Michael Colburn is a mission specialist in linguistics and translation with the Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC). He develops tools for translators of the liturgical texts, one of which is used by Fr. Seraphim Dedes for the AGES website. He served 13 years with the Wycliffe Bible Translators in Papua New Guinea.

Anya Thetford Seidel was blessed to spend her early years next to the Orthodox Monastery of the Transfiguration in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania and has loved visiting monasteries ever since. Anya graduated from the University of Chicago, where she earned degrees in psychology and social work and spent much of her free time hanging out with an awesome group of Orthodox young people learning and practicing Byzantine music. She spends her days working as a behavioral health consultant in the Portland, OR, area and is grateful to be raising four children together with her husband Robert.

Cassie Emerson lives a typical life in the suburbs as a wife, mommy, and residential architectural planner. However, contracting Lyme Disease five years ago turned her regular life upside down. At her lowest point, and frustrated with God, she received an unexpected miracle. Please join us for proof that God performs miracles every day!

Get ready to know Basil and Nicole Roccas from Toronto. This podcasting pair is fascinating! In this episode, Elissa asks how they met, and how they found themselves starting their new husband-and-wife podcast, Help My Unbelief, which explores the chasm between belief and doubt.

Basil and Nicole will be leading a workshop on infertility grief in marriage at the GOA's Center for Family Care's Pastoral Challenges in Marriage Conference, Jan 22-25 in Houston.

Meet George and Mona Giolas! They were both born in the Chicago area, to families who had just recently immigrated. Today they're married and raising a family of their own, while also running the Giolas Foundation, which supports a number of domestic and international ministries.

Join Elissa for a conversation with Pres. Caroline Pavlakos! Pres. Caroline grew up in Brooklyn, NY, and is a certified teacher who loves to work with the youngest kids. She and Fr. Andrew have a one-year-old themselves, and together they serve a parish in Florida.