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December 3


Speaker: Ginny Nieuwsma


Topic: Separating Needs from Wants


Fr. Constantine Efstathiu talks to us about 6 ways to bring Christ back into Christmas and Ginny Nieuwsma  tells us how to  "separate our family's needs from their wants. What our children need is love and boundaries."



December 10


Speaker: Fr. John McGuckin


Topic: The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Eastern Orthodoxy


The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Eastern Orthodoxy is now available. Running half a million words, it is the largest Encyclopedia on Orthodoxy in the English-speaking world, and editor Fr. John McGuckin gives us the inside scoop on what's inside! Plus, most of us know what the Great Schism is, but do we understand what led to it? Fr. Andrew Louth gives some insight into the historic division of the East and West.



December 17


Speaker: Dr. Ary Christofidis


Topic: Teens and Technology


Michele Hagerman of Orthodox Christian Synergy shares an inspiring story of how Orthodox Churches of all jurisdictions are working together for the Glory of God. Plus, how many of the toys wrapped for your teens are electronic devices? Dr. Ary Christofidis explores the topic of teens and technology with us this week to look at the potential pitfalls.



December 24


Speaker: Fr. Steven Ritter


Topic:  The Woman at the Center of the Feast of the Nativity


How well do you know the Orthodox Church's theology about the Virgin Mary? Fr. Steven Ritter joins us this Christmas Eve to talk about the woman at the center of the feast of the Nativity! But first we'll hear about a group that has given 2 million pairs of new shoes and socks to underprivileged children over the last 11 years.

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