Family Matters

Suetta and Nate discuss their Amish and Mennonite backgrounds, how they both entered marriage with the mindset that they were “extraordinary” and how that affected their marriage. They discuss the steps they took to save their relationship and how Orthodoxy provided a solution for the spiritual structure they were seeking and how their journey in life has showed them the beauty in being “ordinary."

Presvytera Melanie speaks with Eleni Anast about finding faith, hope, and direction through prayer, spiritual counsel, and community as she and her husband grew their family through open adoption and faced their daughter's Autism diagnosis. She and her husband focus on and cultivate their children's strengths, cherish daily routines together, and balance their active lives according to every family member's needs and interests.

Presvytera Melanie speaks with Eleni Anast about finding faith, hope, and direction through prayer, spiritual counsel, and community as she and her husband grew their family through open adoption and faced their daughter's Autism diagnosis. She and her husband focus on and cultivate their children's strengths, cherish daily routines together, and balance their active lives according to every family member's needs and interests.

Fr Alex Goussetis offers practical suggestions for families as we approach the season of lent.

Fr Alex Goussetis speaks with Chaplain Sarah Byrne-Martelli on the various types of loss we face in life, helpful coping skills, and how the Orthodox faith provides avenues to healing and renewal.

Fr Alex Goussetis offers practical suggestions for families as we approach the season of lent.

Fr Alex Goussetis speaks with Social Worker Rebecca Samra on the challenges and stressors that impact families - and healthy coping practices to consider.

Presvytera Melanie speaks with her husband Father Joseph DiStefano about their lives together as a family navigating their son's intensive special needs over the years, how they address losses of their dreams for family life, and are finding new discoveries of meaning, deeper understandings of love, and simple joys of shared life together. It all comes together when the focus is on what is most important in life - God's Heavenly Kingdom.

Fr Alex Goussetis speaks with Social Worker Rebecca Samra on the challenges and stressors that impact families - and healthy coping practices to consider.

Fr Alex Goussetis speaks with Chaplain Sarah Byrne-Martelli on the various types of loss we face in life, helpful coping skills, and how the Orthodox faith provides avenues to healing and renewal.