Raising Saints

Elissa shares how to use the lives of the Saints to combat children's fears.

Elissa explains how to help children who struggle with doubt about the existence of God.

Elissa explains how to be responsible for a child during the Divine Liturgy.

Elissa explains how it is that God has no beginning and no end and what that tells us about Him.

Elissa encourages us to allow this season—the beginning of the new school year—to be one that sanctifies us and changes us for the better.

Elissa demonstrates how the idea of the monastery is a very useful illustration to help all of us, especially our youth, understand how to be Orthodox in this world.

Elissa explains how to use images from existing pre-communion prayers to help children prepare themselves for the Holy Mysteries.

Elissa explains how to use the baking of prosphora to talk with children about theosis, which she calls "the meaning of life."

Elissa encourages us to develop a vocabulary to communicate the significance of prayer in terms children can understand and then offer opportunities to put it into practice.

Elissa explains that the purpose of her podcast is to present ideas for educating our youth in the Orthodox faith—to identify new ways to talk about ancient Truths.