It depends on the parents of Orthodox children to prove (not by words, but by deeds—by life itself) how being Orthodox can go together with having fun.

The question for Christians who are already married and raising children is not: “How can I reduce to a bare minimum my family obligations so as to be ‘free’ to lead a ‘more spiritual’ life?” It is rather: “How should I nurture within my family life my love for God and my neighbor?

Children may sleep with a prayer-rope in their hand or under their pillow—and they may include saying the Jesus prayer (even only a few times) in their prayers.

It is sad when teenagers say, “I’d never dare tell my mother that,” or “My father would be shocked if I even asked.