Celebration of Faith: I Believe. . . (Sermons, Vol. 1)

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Summary: For those who want to see kids treated and brought up well
Review: There is so much in such a little book! It was very easy to read and started with the importance of providing a healthy physical, emotional, and spiritual environment for a child even before conception. I loved the fact that Sr. Magdalen recognizes the spirituality of a human being even before birth! She covers childhood issues all the way through adolescence. Parenthood is seen as a God-given responsibility of the utmost importance. The focus is not on how to control your child, but rather how to provide him with a good foundation so that even if he does stray for a time, he can find the way back. Living what we teach is the best way to get the message through. This book is not too deep for the average reader and would make a wonderful gift for parents, godparents or grandparents-to-be.

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Summary: An excellent guide for the Orthodox parent today!
Review: This book should be given as a present to all expecting mothers! It is an excellent guide for parents. It shows how to bring children up in the Church from their very conception! It has a good discussion of those difficult adolescent years and ways of tackling all those difficult questions and problems. It has a thorough awareness of the situation today (the influence of TV, modern music etc), yet embodies the teaching of the Church as expressed in the works of Starets Sophrony the disciple of St. Silouan, the Elder of the monastery which first published this book. Originally a series of talks given at the monastery in England it is slowly becoming a classic in contemporary child care.