Raising Saints

Raising Saints


Latest Episodes

When Kids Don’t Like Church
October 09, 2017

Elissa takes a look at a question from a friend: How do we handle it when an older child doesn't want to go to church? Can't we just worship from home? Why does it matter and how do you teach that?

Let There Be Light: Science, Orthodoxy, and our Youth
May 05, 2017

Elissa talks with Alisa Rakich-Brooks, author of Let There Be Light, the first in a new series of Orthodox children's books, about how our children are experiencing the relationship between religion and science and steps we might take to frame scientific

Let There Be Light: Science, Orthodoxy, and our Youth
May 05, 2017

Elissa talks with Alisa Rakich-Brooks, author of Let There Be Light, the first in a new series of Orthodox children's books, about how our children are experiencing the relationship between religion and science and steps we might take to frame scientific

Holy Week: Entering into Grief
April 06, 2017

Our culture shies away from death, but every year, as we Orthodox participate in Holy Week and Pascha, we recalibrate our relationship with death. We face death squarely, and we enter into grief and find that Christ conquers death.

Holy Week: Entering into Grief
April 06, 2017

Our culture shies away from death, but every year, as we Orthodox participate in Holy Week and Pascha, we recalibrate our relationship with death. We face death squarely, and we enter into grief and find that Christ conquers death.

Parenting: Struggling Toward Salvation
March 03, 2017

In honor of Parenting Month at Ancient Faith, Raising Saints is flipping it around: instead of talking about how adults can feed the faith of children, we're considering the impact this process has on the parents, and the many ways in which Raising Saints

Parenting: Struggling Toward Salvation
March 03, 2017

In honor of Parenting Month at Ancient Faith, Raising Saints is flipping it around: instead of talking about how adults can feed the faith of children, we're considering the impact this process has on the parents, and the many ways in which raising saints

Bringing Old Testament Stories to Life, and to Our Lives
November 17, 2016

Is there a way to approach the Old Testament with our children in a fascinating and dimensional way? Elissa encourages us to teach Old Testament stories on three different levels.

Bringing Old Testament Stories to Life, and to Our Lives
November 17, 2016

Is there a way to approach the Old Testament with our children in a fascinating and dimensional way? Elissa encourages us to teach Old Testament stories on three different levels.

Orthodox Christian Fellowship: Ministry as Family
September 29, 2016

Elissa talks with Dan Bein from Orthodox Christian Fellowship about this important ministry for college students.