Ep. 435 - Crowned for Sacrifice: The Orthodox Understanding of Marriage, with Fr. Justin Havens

What if we've completely misunderstood the purpose of marriage?

In this episode, recorded live at my parish, St. Andrew's ROCOR Orthodox Church in Lockhart, Texas, I'm joined by Fr. Justin Havens to discuss the Orthodox Christian understanding of marriage and how it differs from what we've come to accept in the modern West.

We get into love, sacrifice, divorce, the meaning behind the Orthodox wedding ceremony, and the idea that marriage isn't simply about making us happy. It's about changing us.

We also discuss how individualism and our obsession with personal fulfillment have shaped the way we approach relationships, often at the expense of commitment, forgiveness, and genuine love.

It's a conversation about what marriage was meant to be, what we've made it into, and what the ancient Church still has to teach us.   Fr. Justin's parish site: https://sjo.church/   Sponsors:

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