Today we are speaking with Anastasia Likiardopoulos. She is a former homeschooled student and a community college graduate as well as a graduate of Hellenic College. She speaks to us today about her experiences homeschooling in the midst of complex and messy life challenges. She focuses on maintaining humor, patience, and a sense of forgiveness as well as reminding us that life does not have to be perfect to be good. (Part 1 of 2)

Today we are speaking with Presvytera Maria Koulianos, the principle of Saint Raphael Online School. She discusses her pedagogical style and her famous note booking method.

Today we are speaking with Anastasia Likiardopoulos. She is a former homeschooled student and a community college graduate as well as a graduate of Hellenic College. She speaks to us today about her experiences homeschooling in the midst of complex and messy life challenges. She focuses on maintaining humor, patience, and a sense of forgiveness as well as reminding us that life does not have to be perfect to be good. (Part 1 of 2)

Today we are speaking with Presvytera Maria Koulianos, the principle of Saint Raphael Online School. She discusses her pedagogical style and her famous note booking method.

The past two and a half years have presented unique challenges, struggles, and pain. Jonathan Pageau, renowned sacred arts artist, philosopher, and homeschool dad, discusses with host Mat. Melissa Naasko how we can find beauty, joy, and healing in the midst of crisis.

Jonathon Pageau is a well known as a talented artist creating icon carvings and a respected and knowledgeable symbolist. He is also a husband and father with experience homeschooling his children. In this episode, he discusses how to he processed and helped his children to process an extraordinary crisis in his own life. His advice is invaluable for others.

The Symbolic World

Pageau Carvings

Artwork by Jonathan Pageau

Orthodox Arts Journal

The past two and a half years have presented unique challenges, struggles, and pain. Jonathan Pageau, renowned sacred arts artist, philosopher, and homeschool dad, discusses with host Mat. Melissa Naasko how we can find beauty, joy, and healing in the midst of crisis. Jonathon Pageau is a well known as a talented artist creating icon carvings and a respected and knowledgeable symbolist. He is also a husband and father with experience homeschooling his children. In this episode, he discusses how to he processed and helped his children to process an extraordinary crisis in his own life. His advice is invaluable for others. The Symbolic World Pageau Carvings Artwork by Jonathan Pageau Orthodox Arts Journal

**A note to parents who might be listening to this podcast with younger children -- this episode includes frank but not graphic discussion of sexual temptations and sins.**

Raising today’s teens with the pressures of modern technology and the pervasiveness of social media is more than a little challenging. Today’s episode identifies the challenges faced by boys in their teenaged years and how parents can best support and guide them. Our guest, Mikhail Moibenko, has years of experience in church camps and other youth work.

**A note to parents who might be listening to this podcast with younger children -- this episode includes frank but not graphic discussion of sexual temptations and sins.** Raising today’s teens with the pressures of modern technology and the pervasiveness of social media is more than a little challenging. Today’s episode identifies the challenges faced by boys in their teenaged years and how parents can best support and guide them. Our guest, Mikhail Moibenko, has years of experience in church camps and other youth work.

Saint Emmelia Ministries is grateful to announce that Matushka Melissa Naasko has joined us and will add "Podcast Interviewer" to her impressive biography! Join us as we catch up with the ongoings of homeschooling, life and everything in between!

Matushka Melissa together with Fr. Benjamin and their 11 children live large on the Keweenaw Peninsula of northernmost part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and are assigned to the Monastery of Sts. Sergius and Herman of Valaam in Houghton, Michigan.

St. Emmelia Ministries has a wonderful Assistant to our Director, Fr. Noah Bushelli. Join us as we meet Mindi Popovich-Schneider and learn about her homeschool experience, work as a librarian and love of classic literature, and her role with St. Emmelia Ministries.