Marie L. Eliades - Orthodox Christian Parenting: Cultivating Gods Creation

A few of our favorite books including those referenced in this book:

Akathist to the Mother of God, Nurturer of Children. Safford, Arizona: Saint Paisius Orthodox Monastery, 2001.

Akathist of Repentance for One Who Has Aborted a Child. Safford, Arizona: Saint Paisius Orthodox Monastery, 2006.

Aimilianos, Archimandrite of Simonopetra. The Church At Prayer: The Mystical Liturgy of the Heart. Athens, Greece: Indikos Publishing, 2005. [Source for "Marriage: the Great Sacrament.]

________. The Way of the Spirit: Reflections on Life in God. Athens, Greece: Indikos Publishing, 2009.

Bakoyannis, Archimandrite Vassilios. Marriage: A Spiritual Arena. Athens, Greece: Orthodox Book Center, 2005.

________. The Spiritual Father. Athens, Greece: Orthodox Book Center, 2005.

Canon to the Lord for a Sick Child. Safford, Arizona: Saint Paisius Orthodox Monastery, 2005.

Cavarnos, Constantine. Modern Saints, Vol. 13: Blessed Elder Gabriel Dionysiatis. Belmont, Massachusetts: Institute for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, 1999. [Source for "Malthusianism.]

Chrysostom, Saint John. On Marriage and Family Life. Crestwood, New York: Saint Vladimirs Seminary Press, 1997.

________. On Virginity: Against Remarriage. New York and Toronto: The Edwin Mellen Press, 1983. [Difficult to find and expensive, but worth it.]

Colliander, Tito. Way of the Ascetics: The Ancient Tradition of Discipline and Inner Growth. San Francisco, California. Harper & Row, 1960.

Coniaris, Father Anthony. Making God Real in the Orthodox Home. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Light & Life Publishing, 1977.

Cownie, Father David and Presbytera Juliana. A Guide To Orthodox Life: Some Beliefs, Customs and Traditions of the Church. Etna, California: Center For Traditionalist Orthodox Studies, 1992.

Hierotheos, Metropolitan of Nafpaktos. Entering the Orthodox Church: The Catechism and Baptism of Adults. Levadia, Greece: Birth of the Theotokos Monastery, 2004.

________. The Science of Spiritual Medicine: Orthodox Psychotherapy in Action. Levadia, Greece: Birth of the Theotokos Monastery, 2010. [Read Part 3, Section 8: On Bringing Up Children According to Saint John Chrysostom.]

Joanides, Charles, and Philip Mamalakis. The Journey of Marriage in the Orthodox Church. New York, New York: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, 2010.

Let the Little Children Come to Me: Stories of Children Martyrs. Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin: Saint John Chrysostomos Greek Orthodox Monastery, 2002. [Source for the Life of Saint John of Monemvasia.]

Magdalen, Sister. Children in the Church Today. Crestwood, New York:Saint Vladimirs Seminary Press, 1991.

Mihailoff, Victor. An Orthodox Survival Guide for the 21st Century.Kentlyn, NSW Australia: Saint John the Baptist Skete, n.d.

Nicozisin, Father George. Teenage Ten Commandments. Brookline, Massachusetts: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America, 1974.

Paisios, Saint of Mount Athos. Family Life. Sourti, Thessaloniki, Greece: Holy Monastery Evangelist John the Theologian, 2012.

Porphyrios, Elder. Wounded By Love. Chania, Crete: Chrysopigi Monastery. Denise Harvey English Edition Publisher, Limni, Evia: Greece, 2005.

Rakovalis, Athanasios. Talks With Father Paisios. Thessaloniki, Greece: 2000.

Thaddeus, Elder of Vitovnica. Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives. Platina, California: Saint Herman Press, 2009.

Theophan the Recluse, Saint. Raising Them Right: A Saints Advice on Raising Children. Ben Lomond, California: Conciliar Press, 1989.

________. The Path to Salvation: A Manual for Spiritual Transformation. Trans. Father Seraphim Rose. Safford, Arizona: Saint Paisius Orthodox Monastery, 1997. [Excellent - complex.]

Velimirovic, Saint Nikolai. The Prologue from Ochrid: Lives of the Saints and Homilies for Every Day in the Year. Birmingham, England: Lazarica Press, 1985. [Try to find the original 4 volume version. We read it daily for years. There are, of course, other excellent series on the lives of Saints.]

Vladimirov, Father Artemy. Bright Faith. Ash Grove, Missouri: Christ the Savior Brotherhood Publishing, 2010. [Source for "Souls In Motion.]

________. The Path To Confession. Ash Grove, Missouri: Christ the Savior Brotherhood Publishing, 2010.

Ware, Archimandrite Kallistos, and Mother Mary. The Lenten Triodion. South Canaan, Pennsylvania: Saint Tikhons Seminary Press, 1994. [How to get through Lent! All the fasting guidelines of the Church are in the Introduction.]