Marriage and Family

Item No. 9781944967642 by Sarah Brangwynne & Sasha Rose Oxnard Traditionally, the Orthodox Church has appointed forty days of rest and seclusion after childbirth for mothers to recover from the rigors of birth and get to know their new babies. In...

Item No. 9781944967000 by Elissa Bjeletich & Caleb Shoemaker How do we as Orthodox parents keep our children in the Church throughout their lives? It all begins with involving them in the life of the Church from birth onward—in the parish and...

Item No. 005656 by Bishop John Abdalah and Nicholas G. Mamey Building an Orthodox Marriage offers sage counsel that is both practical and grounded in the teaching of the Church, as found in Scripture, tradition, and the marriage service itself. The...

Item No. 009979 by Sister Magdalene These clear and insightful reflections are based on a series of informal talks given to Orthodox Christian parents at the Monastery of St John the Baptist, Essex, England. In essence, they encompass many aspects...

Item No. 9781936270910 by Ashley Lackovich-Van Gorp As a young professional working in Jerusalem, Ashley Lackovich-Van Gorp struggled to embrace her Orthodox faith with all her heart. She never dreamed her search for an intimate relationship with...

Item No. 9781944967604 by Laura S. Jansson Pregnancy is not just a trek from one medical appointment to another but a journey of the heart. Here at last is a guidebook through its sacred terrain. For each week, Orthodox doula Laura Jansson provides a...

Item No. 9781936270736 by Elizabeth White Practical advice for parents (and educators) on raising children to understand and love their faith. Includes activities the family can share that encourage children to discover spiritual truths for themselves...

Item No. 009024 Edited by David C. Ford, Mary S. Ford, and Alfred K. Siewers The Orthodox Church embodies a living Tradition that integrates a long, unbroken practice of marriage with its theology, cosmology, liturgy, mystical asceticism, and...

Item No. 9781936270187 by John Kosmas Skinas Enhance your family’s celebration of the Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church with this beautifully designed book. Written for all ages and illustrated with icons and more, the book brings alive...

Item No. 009023 The service of the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony, with commentary by Fr John Meyendorff.   Paperback: 39 pages Dimensions: 4 x 6 inches

Item No. 9781936270651 by Elissa Bjeletich Popular AFR podcaster Elissa Bjeletich (“Raising Saints”) tells the story of her youngest daughter’s battle with liver disease, showing how her doubt, fear, and impatience gave way to faith...

Item No. 001850 by David and Mary Ford This new expanded and revised 20th anniversary edition of Marriage, a Path to Holiness includes the lives of over 180 married saints. Also of interest is the extensive introduction, in which the authors present a...

Item No. 006052 by Fr. John Meyendorff This excellent study on Christian marriage is a valuable resource for anyone seeking to understand the Orthodox perspective in marriage. In it, John Meyendorff examines marriage in the Church from the contexts of...

Item No. 006041 by Anthony Roeber Fr Roeber's excellent book offers a lucid and fascinating history of marriage and its relationship to the Church, the authority of the bishop, pastoral practice in relation to the administration of the Mysteries (how...

Item No. 000346 by Jenny Schroedel Hope and healing for those who suddenly find themselves in the most terrible sort of grief. For those who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, or the death of a child within the first year, this gentle resource...

Item No. 9781944967611 by Summer Kinard Disability is not a boundary to holiness, because God is with us. But it can sometimes be an obstacle to full participation in the life of the Church, simply because many do not understand what is needed to help...

Item No. 006869 by Saint John Chrysostom One volume in the Popular Patristics series. Christian tradition often seems to give only grudging approval to the married life, particularly its sexual aspect. In these sermons of St. John Chrysostom we find...

Item No. 001082 by Bishop Irenaius of Ekaterinburg and Sibirsk Addresses such topics as building the foundations of godliness in a child’s soul, identifying and overcoming the first signs of vices and encouraging the growth of virtues. Based...

Item No. 9781936270668 by Lawrence R. Farley Is the Church too negative about sex? Beginning with this provocative question, Fr. Lawrence Farley explores the history of the Church’s attitude toward sex and marriage, from the Old Testament...

Item No. 001303 by Chris P Kerhulas Fr. Chris Kerhulas knows young people and their struggles. His work with them over the years has been a model and inspiration for many others. Through good storytelling, he shares insights and wisdom from his years...

Item No. PTTKset SAVE WHEN YOU PURCHASE THE SET! Includes Parenting Toward the Kingdom: Orthodox Christian Principles of Child-Rearing and Parenting Toward the Kingdom: A Companion Guide.

Item No. 9781955890595 by Kendra Hunter, Kristina Tartara, and Stephanie Petrides with Philip Mamalakis, PhD Parenting Toward the Kingdom won’t get our kids to behave, take away our parenting struggles, or make us into perfect parents. What the...

Item No. 9781944967024 by Philip Mamalakis, PhD The Orthodox Christian tradition is filled with wisdom and guidance about the biblical path of salvation. Yet this guidance remains largely inaccessible to parents and often disconnected from the...

Item No. 009249 by Lisa Rose and Laura E. Wolfe  "The first time we look into our child’s eyes and encounter the immortality that pools in their depths, we suddenly become aware of the immense responsibility we carry as parents. There are so...

Item No. 9780962271304 by St. Theophan the Recluse Saint Theophan, while from a different era and country, has an uncanny ability to communicate with modern Westerners. Raising Them Right provides both practical and spiritual insight into a variety of...

Item No. 009985 by Lawrence R. Farley Fr Lawrence Farley brings his exegetical skills to bear on the Song of Songs, one of the shortest but richest—and most difficult—books of the Bible. This balanced, verse-by-verse commentary examines the...

Item No. 000749 by Seraphim Slobodskoy, translated by Susan Price This is an English edition of a classic Russian textbook designed for parents to teach their children "all the fundamental points of the Orthodox Christian faith and way of life."...

Item No. 9781944967215 by Rev. Antonios Kaldas & Ireni Attia Whether you are a young person embarking on the grand adventure of finding a life partner, or a member of a courting or engaged couple, Two Become One will help you be sure your partner...

Item No. 9781944967697 by Nicole M. Roccas Infertility ranks among the hardest griefs a couple can face. Yet this painful issue is all too often neglected in both Church and society. Under the Laurel Tree traces one God-fearing couple’s journey...

Item No. 9781888212693 by Elizabeth White Walking in Wonder blends patristic Orthodox teaching with practical suggestions for parents, resulting in a book that is not only inspirational but full of common sense. Elizabeth White draws from her extensive...