Tending the Garden of our Hearts

In this season of house blessings, Elissa Bjeletich Davis and Kristina Wenger discuss the life of St. John the Hut Dweller,

On the Feast of Theophany, we consider how Christ reveals Himself to us.

As we approach the feast of St. Basil the Great, we revisit an episode from our Lenten series which became the book, Tending the Garden of Our Hearts: Family Meditations for Great Lent, available at store.ancientfaith.com/tending-the-garden-of-our-hearts-daily-lenten-meditations-for-families.

As the feast of the Nativity approaches, Kristina Wenger and Elissa Bjeletich Davis look at the icon of the feast, with all of its fascinating details. You'll find a page with the icons they discuss and more links at tending-the-garden.com/nativityicon.

The very essence of our Orthodox faith is expressed in the Creed. In the concluding episode to this short series, we'll explore the final lines of the Creed, about the Kingdom to come.

The very essence of our Orthodox faith is expressed in the Creed. In this short series, we'll explore the Creed in depth. Part six looks at the part of the Creed about the Holy Church!

The very essence of our Orthodox faith is expressed in the Creed. In this short series, we'll explore the Creed in depth. Part five looks at the part of the Creed about the Holy Spirit!

This week, Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger take some time to think about Thanksgiving. You'll find more materials to make this lesson come to life for your family or classroom at: tending-the-garden.com/virtualsundayschool.

As Thanksgiving nears, Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger think about thanking God for all the things -- the good and the bad!

As Thanksgiving nears, Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger think about thanking God for all the things -- the good and the bad!

The very essence of our Orthodox faith is expressed in the Creed. In this short series, we'll explore the Creed in depth. Part four looks at Christ's Ascension and the Kingdom to Come!

The very essence of our Orthodox faith is expressed in the Creed. In this short series, we'll explore the Creed in depth. Part three looks at what the Son of God came to do for us.

The very essence of our Orthodox faith is expressed in the Creed. In this short series, we'll explore the Creed in depth. Part two discusses how the Creed answers Arianism, and what it says about the nature and origin of Christ.

The very essence of our Orthodox faith is expressed in the Creed. In this short series, we'll explore the Creed in depth. Part one discusses what the Creed tells us about God the Father.

Kristina Wenger and Elissa Bjeletich Davis are excited about Ancient Faith's new 101 Orthodox Saints, so they're featuring a few entries from the book! This week, we'll get to know St. Genevieve of Paris! You'll find a printable to go along with this episode at tending-the-garden.com/101saints.

Kristina and Elissa are excited about Ancient Faith's new 101 Orthodox Saints, so they're featuring a few entries from the book! This week, we'll get to know St. Kieran of Clonmacnoise You'll find a printable to go along with this episode at tending-the-garden.com/101saints.

Kristina Wenger and Elissa Bjeletich are excited about Ancient Faith's new 101 Orthodox Saints, so they're featuring a few entries from the book! This week, we'll get to know St. Juliana of Lazarevo. You'll find a printable to go along with this episode at tending-the-garden.com/101saints

Kristina Wenger and Elissa Bjeletich Davis are excited about Ancient Faith's new 101 Orthodox Saints (available at store.ancientfaith.com/101-orthodox-saints), so they're featuring a few entries from the book! This week, we'll get to know St. Joseph of Arimathea. You'll find a printable to go along with this episode at tending-the-garden.com/101saints.

In this episode, Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger take a look at struggle. What do the saints tell us about struggle? And why is it so important to our life?

Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger tell about a beloved saint. You can send your prayers to: St. John Maximovitch c/o Holy Virgin Cathedral “Joy of All Who Sorrow” 6210 Geary Boulevard San Francisco, CA 94121

Let's play a game to show off everything we learned on Our Journey through the Parables! You'll find more materials to make this lesson come to life for your family or classroom at tending-the-garden.com/virtualsundayschool Music license: "Happy Happy Game Show" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Just in time for their feast day, Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger explore the story of this righteous couple and the birth of their son, St. John the Forerunner.

This week, we look to St. Sophia and her daughters as our example of faith, hope, love and strength in adversity.

Elissa Bjeletich and Kristina Wenger consider the tales of Daniel and the three holy youths in Babylon.

Kristina Wenger and Elissa Bjeletich get to know Archangel Raphael in the Book of Tobit!