As a man and a woman grow in their marriage, it is important that they stop to rethink and reexamine their relationship. As it is important for bodies that as we grow older we periodically visit the physician for a checkup, it is just as important for our marriages. The St. Raphael House is a place of retreat from the ordinary flow of life for Orthodox couples to take a new look at their marriages. The St. Raphael House is located in the beautiful wooded countryside near Perry, Kansas, close to Perry Lake, Lawrence, Kansas City and other areas of interest in Northeast Kansas. Couples visiting the St. Raphael House will find a lovely furnished apartment and lots of quiet time for reflection and discussion.
Marriage counseling is available by request.
Sometimes marriages need extra work. Every couple periodically faces rela-tional problems that are too big for them to handle by themselves. The St. Raphael House is a place of retreat for Orthodox couples from the recurrent struggles of their marriages to gain a new perspective and healthy counsel. John Mack is an Orthodox priest in the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. He has written Preserve Them, O Lord , a manual for couples to use in the development of their mar-riages and has lectured extensively on marital issues throughout the country.