Almost Orthodox. A Modern Woman in Ancient Tradition

Imagine a woman from faraway America. She grew up in a small town in a Catholic family, attended a Catholic school, then lived in Chicago, played punk rock, wrote poetry, tried attending various Protestant churches, and even attempted to create her own with her husband. And finally — after all her spiritual quests — she decided to turn to the Orthodox faith. Not finding understanding in her family, lacking Orthodox friends or even acquaintances, and despite her own social phobia, she nonetheless found her parish, her temple, her Church. About how a modern progressive woman lives the not-so-simple life of a parishioner, how a mother of four finds time for prayer, how a freedom-loving feminist wholeheartedly enters into the ancient tradition, narrates — vividly, imagery-filled, and sincerely — the heroine of the events herself. Permitted for distribution by the Publishing Council of the Russian Orthodox Church IS R19-901-0027.