Family Matters show

Family Matters

Summary: A podcast from The Center for Family Care, a Ministry of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, focusing on equipping families to apply the teachings and practices of the Orthodox faith to every dimension of their lives.

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  • Artist: Fr. Alexander Goussetis, and Ancient Faith Ministries
  • Copyright: Ancient Faith Ministries

Podcasts:

 How Weekday Liturgies Transformed Her Family | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Presvytera Melanie speaks with Jennifer Hock about her experience as a parent of both biological and adopted children with a variety of special needs, and the challenges of being a foster parent with limited access to medical history. She shares how attending weekly weekday liturgies at the encouragement of a parish priest was like a "hospital stay" for her, providing yearned-for peace and a transformation of goals.

 How Weekday Liturgies Transformed Her Family | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 37:56

Presvytera Melanie speaks with Jennifer Hock about her experience as a parent of both biological and adopted children with a variety of special needs, and the challenges of being a foster parent with limited access to medical history. She shares how attending weekly weekday liturgies at the encouragement of a parish priest was like a "hospital stay" for her, providing yearned-for peace and a transformation of goals.

 A Discussion on Suicide | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 19:23

Fr Alex Goussetis speaks with Susan Zacharia-Sanders on the practical and emotional dimensions of suicide that families face when a loved one is considering taking their life.

 A Discussion on Suicide | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Fr Alex Goussetis speaks with Susan Zacharia-Sanders on the practical and emotional dimensions of suicide that families face when a loved one is considering taking their life.

 Spotlight on Orthodox Families: Fr. John & Kh. Alexis El Massih | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Fr. John and Khouria Alexis discuss how they had a "long distance relationship" until the past year, and how intentional communication, even when they didn't feel like it, got them through all the time apart. They also discuss how marriage is constant important work and how they figured out how to fight by deciphering whether issues were really about each other or about other things.

 Spotlight on Orthodox Families: Fr. John & Kh. Alexis El Massih | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 25:54

Fr. John and Khouria Alexis discuss how they had a "long distance relationship" until the past year, and how intentional communication, even when they didn't feel like it, got them through all the time apart. They also discuss how marriage is constant important work and how they figured out how to fight by deciphering whether issues were really about each other or about other things.

 Sacred Moments: Church, Family, Life | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 23:50

Fr Alex Goussetis speaks with Dr George Stavros about rising above the sometimes routine and drudgery of daily life and experiencing sacred moments of transcendence, boundlessness, interconnectedness, and spiritual grace.

 Growing the Virtue of Philoxenia in Our Families and Communities | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Presvytera Melanie speaks with Charlotte Riggle about her familial experience of invisible disabilities; how she came to see God's commandment to not bear false witness against one's neighbor as the virtue of philoxenia—the love of strangers—the Giant Cookie Test; and the value of online support for families with special needs.

 Sacred Moments: Church, Family, Life | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Fr Alex Goussetis speaks with Dr George Stavros about rising above the sometimes routine and drudgery of daily life and experiencing sacred moments of transcendence, boundlessness, interconnectedness, and spiritual grace.

 Mental Health Resources for Families | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 15:12

Fr Alex Goussetis speaks with social worker Melinda Johnson regarding the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America’s Directory of Orthodox Mental Health Professionals, an excellent resource for families.

 Talking to our Children about Sexuality & Gender Issues (Part 1) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Fr. Alex Goussetis speaks with Dr. Philip Mamalakis on the trends in society and what conversations we can encourage with our children.

 Spotlight on Orthodox Families: Anna & James Michael | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Anna and James discuss how they met at the Naval Academy, how they see their differing Christian faith backgrounds (Orthodox and Catholic) as an opportunity instead of a hinderance, how their combined military experience and James' deployment in Afghanistan have shaped their perspective on what real “problems and challenges" are in life, and how they maximize their time together despite their different jobs in the Coast Guard and Marine Corps.

 Spotlight on Orthodox Families: Anna & James Michael | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 17:23

Anna and James discuss how they met at the Naval Academy, how they see their differing Christian faith backgrounds (Orthodox and Catholic) as an opportunity instead of a hinderance, how their combined military experience and James' deployment in Afghanistan have shaped their perspective on what real “problems and challenges" are in life, and how they maximize their time together despite their different jobs in the Coast Guard and Marine Corps.

 Mental Health Resources for Families | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Fr Alex Goussetis speaks with social worker Melinda Johnson regarding the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America’s Directory of Orthodox Mental Health Professionals, an excellent resource for families.

 Growing the Virtue of Philoxenia in Our Families and Communities | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 37:02

Presvytera Melanie speaks with Charlotte Riggle about her familial experience of invisible disabilities; how she came to see God's commandment to not bear false witness against one's neighbor as the virtue of philoxenia—the love of strangers—the Giant Cookie Test; and the value of online support for families with special needs.

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