Center for Family Care
September 16, 2020
Saint Sophia’s witness has gifted loving mothers throughout the ages with a special Wisdom to emulate: loving Christ more than the temporary happiness of our own children is actually loving them more. Read More
Center for Family Care
September 14, 2020
How can we more intentionally recognize Christ in our midst in every nook and cranny of family life? Read More
Center for Family Care
September 8, 2020
The priest commemorates the names of the dead and living members of His Body in the Proskomide prayers. These are not just names, these are people: each with his or her own beauty, talent, personality, as well as blemishes, uneven growth, and moldy spots on their souls. Jesus is willing to become so very small for us, and even more unfathomably, He is willing to become, us; and so we offer Him the best we have. It can never be perfect but it is all we have to give. In return He joins us to His own Precious, Perfect Body. Read More
Center for Family Care
August 31, 2020
We must make a distinction between the terms childlike and childish. Those of you who have children or grandchildren know that childish behavior includes conduct that is self-centered and disobedient. Those with childlike qualities, on the other hand, reveal basic Christian characteristics. Read More
Center for Family Care
August 3, 2020
It's time to Soak Up the Son for the last time this summer! This week we learn about what happened when God rested after the creation! Read More
Center for Family Care
July 27, 2020
It's time to Soak Up the Son! This week we are learning about how God created all the animals and the first human beings! Read More
Center for Family Care
July 20, 2020
It's time to Soak Up the Son! This week we learn about what happened when God created the air and sea creatures! Read More
Center for Family Care
July 13, 2020
It's time to Soak up the Son! This week we learn how God formed the sun, moon, and stars. Read More
Center for Family Care
July 6, 2020
It's time to Soak Up the Son! This week we are learning about how God formed the earth, seas, and plants on the third day of creation! Read More
Center for Family Care
June 29, 2020
Welcome back to Soak Up the Son! This week are talking about what happened when God created the sky! Read More
Center for Family Care
June 22, 2020
This week on Soak Up the Son we are talking about what happened on the first day of creation! Read More
Center for Family Care
June 15, 2020
It's time to Soak Up the Son! Welcome to the first week of our summer series. This week we talk about God's first created beings...angels! Read More
Center for Family Care
June 12, 2020
Join the GOA Center for Family Care this summer as we explore the beauty of God's creation. New episodes premiere every Monday at 12PM EST! Read More
Center for Family Care
April 27, 2020
I want to reflect on a particular little death and resurrection which is unveiling itself in the midst of our more stringent self-isolating these days. My non-verbal teenager is showing me something of his relationship with the Lord. Read More
Center for Family Care
April 8, 2020
A selection of Holy Week hymns for families to focus on at home. Read More
Center for Family Care
February 24, 2020
The question I am asking and attempting to partly answer in this reflection is “Why?” What exactly is at the heart of the way we deem some human beings more valuable - more fully human - than others? Why do we despise certain groups and see them as threats to our wellbeing? Why do we see our own children as enemies waiting to steal our lives from us? Read More
Center for Family Care
January 1, 2020
The beginning of January, the first month of the civil calendar, is a traditional time in our society when countless people take something of an inventory of their lives, resolving to implement changes in the hope of bringing about the desired effect. Read More
Center for Family Care
August 25, 2019
On September 1, we celebrate the Ecclesiastical (Church) New Year. This day has also been set aside by the Ecumenical Patriarch as a special day of Read More
Center for Family Care
August 18, 2019
The significance of an Orthodox Christian’s regular participation in the sacrament of Holy Communion cannot be overstated. Having received the Body and Blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, we are mystically united to Him and one another.also been set aside by the Ecumenical Patriarch as a special day of Protection for the Environment. During prayers this week, read Psalm 103 (104), which is read at the beginning of Vespers. Read More
Center for Family Care
August 11, 2019
As descendants of Adam and Eve, we have inherited the reality of a fallen world. One of the basic truths we accept as Orthodox Christians is that we are sinners. This is important to acknowledge. as “offering” and, as such, is a fitting name for the bread we bring to church for the Divine Liturgy. The making of prosphora in our homes is an opportunity for families to gather and participate in the life of the Church in a meaningful way. Read More
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