The Saint Emmelia Podcast
Promoting, Supporting, and Uniting Homeschooling Families Throughout Orthodox North America
The Saint Emmelia Podcast is an outreach of the Department of Homeschooling (Saint Emmelia Ministries) of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. Our mission is to provide inspiring and informative resources and experiences that equip homeschooling families to educate the next generation of Orthodox faithful in North America. This podcast has four segments: Tales from the Little Church, interviews conducted by Matushka Melissa Naasko and Marcy Fox; Hiding in the Library, discussions on reading and literature; Growing with Grace, insights for teens by our Interns; and Spiritual Nuggets, wisdom from our Spiritual Advisors.
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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
101 - With Humility & Gentleness: Exploring Vocation, Part 6
Welcome to a special series, With Humility & Gentleness: Exploring Vocation, where we will be exploring topics related to the decisions that young adults face as they transition out of high school. In this episode, Marcy interviews financial advisor and entrepreneur Razvan Mirica, who discusses the pros and cons of college, the tough financial considerations, and steps parents can take to save for college.
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
100 - With Humility & Gentleness: Exploring Vocation, Part 5
Welcome to a special series, With Humility & Gentleness: Exploring Vocation, where we will be exploring topics related to the decisions that young adults face as they transition out of high school. Marcy interviews Denise Yurchak, a certified senior HR specialist who is now getting her master’s degree in Counseling and Pastoral Care from Antiochian House of Studies. Denise shares how personality–and personality classification or typing–can be used in the process of discerning vocation.
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
099 - With Humility & Gentleness: Exploring Vocation, Part 4
Welcome to a special series, With Humility & Gentleness: Exploring Vocation, where we will be exploring topics related to the decisions that young adults face as they transition out of high school. In today’s episode, Brett Schaller and Brennan Nokelby, two admissions counselors from Hillsdale College, talk with Mindi about the importance of relationships–at any college–and offer practical advice for the application process.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
098 - With Humility & Gentleness: Exploring Vocation, Part 3
Welcome to a special series, With Humility & Gentleness: Exploring Vocation, where we will be exploring topics related to the decisions that young adults face as they transition out of high school. We’re excited to be joined by Noah Hyatt, an alumni of Saint Emmelia Ministries. Noah shares his experiences transitioning to college, and how he came to be a PhD student.
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
097 - With Humility & Gentleness: Exploring Vocation, Episode 2
Welcome to our new series in the Saint Emmelia podcast: With Humility & Gentleness: Exploring Vocation, where we will be exploring topics related to the decisions that young adults face as they transition out of high school. Today, Holden Spain from Hellenic College Holy Cross shares how the college experience can shape young people long after they graduate.
Melissa Naasko
Fr. Noah Bushelli
Mindi Popovich-Schneider
Marcy Fox