Family life : Before marriage
Pastoral Considerations on Current Problems: Sex, Natural Law and Orthodoxy
While on Christmas vacation from college, my daughter told me that one of her professors said that sex outside marriage was not against the "natural law." In fact, there was no "natural law" - but "anything goes." I have tried to bring up my children to be good Orthodox Christians. What am I to do?
Aug 27, 2008, 10:00

Family life : Before marriage
MELETI WITH YOUNG PEOPLE IN THESSALONIKI, GREECE
In the beginning you like somebody very much and you have a strong sexual attraction to the person. People often think that this is love, but it is not. It is a natural physical attraction and when you like somebody and consider them a friend then there is a basis for a relationship, but this is only the beginning. When you begin to live a genuine married life together, you commence to grow in such a way that you begin to discover what love really is.
Aug 22, 2008, 10:00

Family life : Before marriage
To Meet Your Love
Many boys and girls think they must lose their virginity as soon as possible, as if it were something unnecessary and unfashionable. They boast of their “first time” among themselves. And the one who “hasn’t yet” is often mocked in a company where the rest “already have”. But for a believer, it is very important to keep chastity not only during teenage years, but until marriage. Sex affects your future, the life of your partner, as well as the lives of your children. For those who tell their stories here, these are more than just words; their experiences have given them important knowledge.
Jul 8, 2008, 10:00

Family life : Before marriage
Some Old Proverbs For Some Young Couples
Marriages are made on earth. Or rather not made, but carefully constructed, piece by piece, over years, decades and generations, like a giant jigsaw puzzle. As far as I am concerned, the only really happy marriages are the ones that last a lifetime, as much as fifty, sixty, seventy and even eighty years. This is the love that makes the world go round.
Apr 22, 2007, 01:17

Family life : Before marriage
Celibacy, Marriage or "free love" - Which way to choose?
The problem of gender. The enigmatic side of sexual attractions. A healthy direction for sexual draw. Marriage or celibacy? Marriage and virginity – the two ways. Monasticism.
Jun 30, 2005, 00:25