ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
An Orthodox Christian couple talk marriage, parenting, faith and everything in between. Silouan (Myles) is a Subdeacon in the Orthodox Church and his wife Barbara is a former Marriage and Family Therapist who is getting out of the office and into coaching. Join in on their regular conversations around Finding Home in Christ.
Update frequency:
bimonthly
Average audio length:
67 minutes
English
United States
10 episodes
since June 26, 2024
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
Comfort or Christ? This episode contrasts secular solutions (comfort, symptom relief) with the Orthodox Christian answer that suffering, humility, and ascetic practice can lead us to God.
Using examples from Brave New World, Blade Runner, and The Hobbit, the hosts explore how excessive comfort ero…
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
In this episode Barbara and Subdeacon Silouan explore the wisdom of Abba Poemen, one of the Desert Fathers, focusing on how to face invasive thoughts through silence, patience, confession, and spiritual companionship.
Unpacking what Abba Poemen suggests, they cover some practical steps—don&r…
Asceticism in the Orthodox Church, like fasting, prescribed prayers, and even attending the liturgical services have a beautiful point to them, and are meant to be beneficial to our spiritual growth towards theosis. However, sometimes it can become more of a burden, hindrance, and even begin to rep…
Welcome back to the Finding Home Podcast with Silouan and Barbara, where this week, we dive into the world of the Desert Fathers, focusing on the life and teachings of Abba Sisoes. Join us as we explore the feast of this influential monastic figure in continuation of our "Summer in the Desert" seri…
Inspired by the Desert Father, Abba Sisoes (who was celebrated on July 6th!) Barbara and Sbdcn Silouan discuss how this saint’s relationship with his disciples is shown through his respect rather than domination of them, and how this same orientation of respect can be translated to our marriages an…
We’re back! This episode begins a new pattern for this podcast, where we share a story from The Desert Fathers and reflect on how we can apply it to our lives. This story of a stolen Bible shows us the pattern of loving the person behind the sin, even when it’s difficult.
What is the will? Do we really have one? Do children have one? Is it something to be fought against? Or are we born with some form of intrinsic wisdom that just needs space to grow? In this episode, Sbdcn Silouan and Barbara talk about gentle and not so gentle parenting, vices, virtues, and so much…
Howl’s Moving Castle is a marvelous story about a rough relationship that ends up being just what they both needed to break each other’s curses.
In this episode, Sbdn Silouan and Barbara use this movie (and the book) to illustrate the humility, courage, and selflessness that’s necessary for a lov…
Does it matter if we are close to our children and spouses? Isn’t it better to be our independent selves? What is the pattern we see in Genesis and throughout scripture? Pull up a chair on our porch, enjoy the cool night air, and join the conversation with Barbara and Subdeacon Silouan. Sprinkler, …
Meet Silouan and Barbara! Hear us talk about our journey in marriage, Orthodoxy, professions, hobbies, parenting, the works! And a bit about our goals for this podcast. Glad to have you with us!
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