Raising Saints

Giving in Secret

Elissa describes how the life of St. Nicholas can be ...

Elissa describes how the life of St. Nicholas can be used as an inspiration to give anonymously.

Gratitude

Elissa offers some suggestions for teaching gratitude to our children.

The Nativity Fast

Elissa encourages us to participate fully in the Nativity fast ...

Elissa encourages us to participate fully in the Nativity fast in order to prepare our hearts for Christ.

Halloween and St. Cyprian

Elissa shares how to use the lives of the Saints ...

Elissa shares how to use the lives of the Saints to combat children's fears.

How Do You Know That There’s a God?

Elissa explains how to help children who struggle with doubt ...

Elissa explains how to help children who struggle with doubt about the existence of God.

Children in Church

Elissa explains how to be responsible for a child during ...

Elissa explains how to be responsible for a child during the Divine Liturgy.

Sanctifying Time

Elissa explains how it is that God has no beginning ...

Elissa explains how it is that God has no beginning and no end and what that tells us about Him.

Back to School

Elissa encourages us to allow this season—the beginning of the ...

Elissa encourages us to allow this season—the beginning of the new school year—to be one that sanctifies us and changes us for the better.

The Monastery in Our Hearts

Elissa demonstrates how the idea of the monastery is a ...

Elissa demonstrates how the idea of the monastery is a very useful illustration to help all of us, especially our youth, understand how to be Orthodox in this world.

Prayers of Holy Communion

Elissa explains how to use images from existing pre-communion prayers ...

Elissa explains how to use images from existing pre-communion prayers to help children prepare themselves for the Holy Mysteries.