December 3
Speaker: Ginny Nieuwsma
Topic: Separating Needs from Wants
Fr. Constantine Efstathiu talks to us about 6 ways to bring Christ back
into Christmas and Ginny Nieuwsma  tells us how to  "separate our family's
needs from their wants. What our children need is love and boundaries."

December 10
Speaker: Fr. John McGuckin
Topic: The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Eastern Orthodoxy
The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Eastern Orthodoxy is now available.
Running half a million words, it is the largest Encyclopedia on Orthodoxy
in the English-speaking world, and editor Fr. John McGuckin gives us the
inside scoop on what's inside! Plus, most of us know what the Great Schism
is, but do we understand what led to it? Fr. Andrew Louth gives some
insight into the historic division of the East and West.

December 17
Speaker: Dr. Ary Christofidis
Topic: Teens and Technology
Michele Hagerman of Orthodox Christian Synergy shares an inspiring story
of how Orthodox Churches of all jurisdictions are working together for the
Glory of God. Plus, how many of the toys wrapped for your teens are
electronic devices? Dr. Ary Christofidis explores the topic of teens and
technology with us this week to look at the potential pitfalls.

December 24
Speaker: Fr. Steven Ritter
Topic:  The Woman at the Center of the Feast of the Nativity
How well do you know the Orthodox Church's theology about the Virgin Mary?
Fr. Steven Ritter joins us this Christmas Eve to talk about the woman at
the center of the feast of the Nativity! But first we'll hear about a
group that has given 2 million pairs of new shoes and socks to
underprivileged children over the last 11 years.

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