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Marriage, children, household life, and Christian formation
Patristic teaching on marriage, family life, the raising of children, chastity, household prayer, and the formation of a Christian home.
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Open in Library filters →St John Chrysostom expounds 1 Corinthians 7 on marriage, continence, mixed marriages, slavery, and Christian freedom, joining close biblical interpretation with practical counsel on mutual fidelity and holiness within ordinary social conditions.
A major Chrysostom sermon on Ephesians 5:22–33, presenting marriage through Christ and the Church and giving practical counsel on sacrificial love, concord, prayer, household order, and freedom from luxury.
Continuing Ephesians 6:1–4, Chrysostom turns from husband and wife to children, urging parents to make Scriptural and moral formation—not wealth, status, or career—the foundation of Christian upbringing.
Chrysostom’s final homily on Colossians moves from Paul’s greetings into teaching on tears, children, marriage, chastity, and Christian weddings, sharply contrasting holy marriage with drunkenness, spectacle, and sexualized entertainment.
