Tending the Garden of our Hearts

Elissa and Kristina tell about Saints Cosmas and Damian from Asia Minor. They were brothers and doctors who helped people get well without charging any money.

Elissa and Kristina explore the life of the very talented St. Luke the Evangelist, first iconographer, healer and of course, writer of the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke and the Acts of the Apostles!

Kristina and Elissa explore the idea that the prayers of the Saints often cause miracles, both during their lifetime on earth and after! Here we look at the life of St. Paraskevi, at miracles worked while she was alive, a thousand years after her death, and even just recently in New York!

Kristina and Elissa explore the idea that the prayers of the Saints often cause miracles, both during their lifetime on earth and after! Here we look at the life of St. Paraskevi, at miracles worked while she was alive, a thousand years after her death, and even just recently in New York!

Is Doubting Thomas a good name for this Holy Apostle? Join Elissa and Kristina as they tell some of St. Thomas's life story and decide for yourself.

Do you know the story of how the Holy Theotokos protected Constantinople from invaders?

Download a printable page about the Protection of the Holy Theotokos.

Do you know the story of how the Holy Theotokos protected Constantinople from invaders? Download a printable page about the Protection of the Holy Theotokos.

Many years ago a lonely shepherd found an icon of the Holy Theotokos in a myrtle tree, which began a long string of miracles! Join Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger as they tell some wonderful stories about this beautiful, miracle-working icon.

Many years ago a lonely shepherd found an icon of the Holy Theotokos in a myrtle tree, which began a long string of miracles! Join Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger as they tell some wonderful stories about this beautiful, miracle-working icon.

Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger explore a prayer that we say often, but which we might not understand. It's an unusual prayer, because it wasn't written by any person on earth! So... where did we get it?