February 9, 2024
What’s New This Week
Dr. Aaron Haney and Brian Whirledge share reflections on their relationship with Kevin McCarty of blessed memory. Kevin spent most of his life battling cancer which resulted in losing one eye in infancy and the other in his final years. Despite his limited physical vision, Kevin was a gifted artist.
As Kevin’s godfather and godson, Aaron and Brian recount aspects of their shared spiritual journeys, and the ways Kevin’s disability and health issues fueled an enthusiasm for life and a search for connection with God and people. LISTEN HERE.
Our “Investing in Your Marriage” small group guide is perfect for Valentine’s Day!
This series consists of six short clips taken from our webinar “Investing in Your Marriage,” featuring Dr. Ary Christofidis, a licensed clinical psychologist and director of the Orthodox Christian Counseling Institute in Chicago.
Each clip is accompanied by follow-up questions for couples to discuss. The clips focus on common challenges in marriage and offer wisdom from the life of the Church to restore and strengthen the marital bond.
Communion is born from the embrace and respect of the particularities of a person. When disabilities lead to atypical behaviors, which may seem odd to us but are not harmful, how can we allow the “other” we encounter the freedom to be truly other, rather that coerce him or her to conform to a “cookie cutter” image…read more.