Meet our board of Spiritual Advisors! Fr. Nikolai Meyers is the priest of Sts. Peter and Paul in Topeka, KS and is our advisor for the diocese of Wichita and Mid-America. He has been invaluable to Saint Emmelia's, advising us on communications, helping with the SOUTH conference the past few years, and sharing his wisdom about curriculum in our Saint Macrina Lectures.
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089 - Interview with Marcy Fox
On today’s episode, Matushka Melissa talks with St Emmilia Ministries financial officer about the scholarship programs funded by our organization as well as managing homeschooling when you have lots of small children at home. It’s a fun and informative interview that will give the listener lots of ideas to make homeschooling easier.
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088 - Interview with Maria Ross
On this special episode, Matushka Melissa talks with her oldest daughter, Maria Ross. Maria is a former homeschooler and a 2023 graduate with honors from Michigan State University with a double major in Math and Secondary Math Education with a minor in Biology. Maria uses her personal experience as a formerly math resistant student to give advice and guidance on teaching math in general but especially to struggling students.
https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Three_R_s.html?id=vRqGAAAACAAJ&source=kp_book_description
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1614165.You_Can_Teach_Your_Child_Successfully
https://hewittlearning.org/curriculum-home/math-it/
https://youtube.com/watch?v=yXNG6GKFhQM&si=kUugCpC_QqV2eNXq
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087 - Growing with Grace: On Modesty & The World
Some of the Summer '24 Interns--Cecilia, Caroline, Londyn, and Sevastiane--are joined by Fr. Noah Bushelli to discuss issues around modesty and peer interactions that teens encounter.
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086 - Interview with Dr. Philip Mamalakis
On this episode, Dr Philip Mamalakis shares advice and reflections as well as his motivation for writing Parenting Towards the Kingdom which Matushka Melissa and her husband, Fr Benjamin, recommend as THE parenting book every Orthodox Christian needs. The companion book is spiral bound making it infinitely easy to work with for independent study, book clubs, and church school groups. It was co-authored with Kendra Hunter, Kristina Tartara, and Stephanie Patrides.
https://store.ancientfaith.com/parenting-toward-the-kingdom/
https://store.ancientfaith.com/parenting-toward-the-kingdom-a-companion-guide/
https://www.instagram.com/krusaderkendra40?igsh=MW9rcnZwd3Y0M2p4dA==
https://www.kristinatartara.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaaxW-Rix9_OleGAvhUraG0Ze13zYyj_FSamng6ps68XCPgxYO7Pl-Lkg3s_aem_XRSfBOEvDZpxNu4ZjhEh2Q
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