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Following Vespers this past Saturday evening, some of our Church School teens were present for a session called "Ask Father Anything." I thought we had a very good meeting that was lively and interactive. (We "allowed" some adults to be present who also kept the conversation going at times). The questions were quite good, some "deep" and probing; others of a more practical nature. The quality of the questions and the interest shown by our teens was very encouraging.
Here are some examples of the themes we discussed based upon the questions formulated by our teens:
• Is there a propensity toward evil and acts of violence within our human nature? How do we respond to violence?
• How can we know the truth about our Faith? How can we evaluate the claims made by different religions?
• Is there a place for Orthodox missionary work?
• How can we witness to our schoolmates, peers, etc. about being an Orthodox Christian?
• What is the nature and meaning of fasting?
• Discussion of some of the terms of an Orthodox vocabulary.
Feel free to ask and comment on these and other questions via the comments feature of this blog. I will look forward to our next session, and our online discussions as well!
Here are some examples of the themes we discussed based upon the questions formulated by our teens:
• Is there a propensity toward evil and acts of violence within our human nature? How do we respond to violence?
• How can we know the truth about our Faith? How can we evaluate the claims made by different religions?
• Is there a place for Orthodox missionary work?
• How can we witness to our schoolmates, peers, etc. about being an Orthodox Christian?
• What is the nature and meaning of fasting?
• Discussion of some of the terms of an Orthodox vocabulary.
Feel free to ask and comment on these and other questions via the comments feature of this blog. I will look forward to our next session, and our online discussions as well!
Fr. Steven
