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Is anyone familiar with the Sudbury Valley School in MA or its philosophy? In short, they believe that children are naturally curious learners and will learn whatever they need to become effect citizens of the world. They do not have a curriculum of any kind, classes are only done when...

My little cousin is only 13 and she is dying of cancer. They did surgery on her today in an attempt to remove as much of the remaining tumor as possible. The surgery was supposed to take most of the day because she is apparently an odd case. Her organs are flip-flopped inside; they are...

We had the Holy Theotokos of Iveron Myrrh-Streaming Icon from Hawaii at our church tonight. It was amazing to see in person and actually smell roses! I can still smell it on my skin. :) I've read scientific explanations for incorrupt corpses and even the odor of sacntity for saintly relics...

Orthodoxy's claim to the Truth aside, and this could just be my church, but does anyone else find Orthodoxy expensive? My church's budget for the year is about $500,000. On top of that, they make "seasonal" requests for donations from the parish for things like Pascha, the Nativity period...

I 'm curious if there any recorded miracles in the Catholic Church that the RCC itself relies on as proof of the claim to the one, true faith? For example, the Eastern Orthodox have the miracle of the Holy Fire that is claimed to only appear the Orthodox Patriarch there and no other...

Currently, most of our prayers consist of "Lord, have mercy" with our two year olds. They are getting older and communicate a lot better so I want to expand their prayer life and I am not sure what to use. At night, we kiss the icon in their room, make the cross, and say Lord, have mercy. And...

I don't even know what the term for it is but does anyone know how you switch from one "diocese" to another? I'm a Greek Orthodox convert but there are many issues within my church and after five years, I still feel like an outsider. There is an OCA church near me that I really like. How...

Hi, everyone. I'm new since yesterday and still looking around. I'm a stay at home by choice, not necessity, and I'm loving every minute! I have 2 year old boy/girl twins who get more fun the older they get. I'm a former Anabaptist (Church of the Brethren) who converted to Greek Orthodoxy a...