Elissa demonstrates how the idea of the monastery is a very useful illustration to help all of us, especially our youth, understand how to be Orthodox in this world.

Elissa recounts her week at Camp St. Sava, the official Orthodox summer camp of the Serbian Orthodox Church's Western American Diocese.

Elissa describes the "Psalter group" and its purpose during Great Lent.

Our culture shies away from death, but every year, as we Orthodox participate in Holy Week and Pascha, we recalibrate our relationship with death. We face death squarely, and we enter into grief and find that Christ conquers death.

Elissa updates the Raising Saints audience on some new projects they might find interesting, and establishes a new plan for the future of Raising Saints.

The work of the Holy Spirit in our lives always takes place on two levels, both on the level of what is outside us or what comes to us, and on the level of what is within us or how we receive what comes to us.

Fr. Stephen begins his study of the Gospel of Luke with chapter 1, verse 1.

Fr. Stephen continues the study of Luke, at chapter 1, verse 39.

Fr. Stephen concludes Luke, Chapter 1, and begins Chapter 2.

Fr. Stephen continues through Luke 2.

Fr. Stephen wraps up the discussion of Luke 2.

Fr. Stephen begins the study of Luke 3.

Fr. Stephen wraps up the discussion of Luke 3.

Fr. Stephen begins the study of Luke, Chapter 4.

Fr. Stephen concludes the study of Luke, Chapter 4.

Fr. Stephen begins the study of Luke 5.

Fr. Stephen wraps up the discussion of Luke 5.

Fr. Stephen begins the study of Luke 6.

Fr. Stephen wraps up the discussion of Luke 6.

Fr. Stephen begins the discussion of Luke 7.

Fr. Stephen continues the study of Luke 7.

Fr. Stephen wraps up the discussion of Luke 7.

Fr. Stephen begins the discussion of Luke 8.

Fr. Stephen continues his discussion of Luke 8.

Fr. Stephen wraps up the discussion of Luke 8.

Fr. Stephen begins the discussion on Luke, chapter 9.

Fr. Stephen continues discussing Luke, Chapter 9.

Fr. Stephen wraps up the discussion on Luke, Chapter 9, and begins discussing Chapter 10

Fr. Stephen continues his discussion of Luke, chapter 10.

Fr. Stephen finishes his discussion on Luke, Chapter 10

Fr. Stephen begins a discussion of Luke 11, including the Lord's Prayer.

Fr. Stephen continues the discussion of Luke 11.

Fr. Stephen concludes the discussion of Luke 11 and begins Luke 12.

Fr. Stephen concludes the discussion of Luke 12.

Fr. Stephen begins discussing Luke 13.

Fr. Stephen concludes chapter 13 and begins discussing chapter 14.

Fr Stephen wraps up Luke 14 and discusses Luke 15.

Fr. Stephen concludes discussing chapter 15, and begins Luke, chapter 16.

Fr. Stephen concludes the study of Luke 16.

Fr. Stephen begins discussing Luke, Chapter 17

Fr. Stephen continues Luke, Chapter 17.

Fr. Stephen finishes discussing Chapter 17, and begins Chapter 18

Fr. Stephen continues the discussion of Luke, chapter 18.

Fr. Stephen concludes the discusion of chapter 18, and begins 19.

Fr. Stephen discusses Luke 19:29-44.

Fr. Stephen finishes with the discussion of Luke 19 and begins Luke 20.

Fr. Stephen wraps up his discussion on chapter 20, and begins chapter 21.

Fr. Stephen wraps up his discussion of Luke, Chapter 21.

Fr. Stephen begins his discussion of Luke, Chapter 22.

Fr. Stephen finishes commentating on Luke, Chapter 22.