" The “idolization” of the family noted by Schmemann results in an almost impossible pressure on the family to function as a closed, self-sufficient, autonomous unit. As Schmemann laments, “It is not the lack of respect for the family . . . [but] the idolization of the family that breaks the modern family so easily, making divorce its almost natural shadow. It is the identification of marriage with happiness and the refusal to accept the cross in it. "
― James K.A. Smith , You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit
![James K.A. Smith quote : The “idolization” of the family noted by Schmemann results in an almost impossible pressure on the family to function as a closed, self-sufficient, autonomous unit. As Schmemann laments, “It is not the lack of respect for the family . . . [but] the idolization of the family that breaks the modern family so easily, making divorce its almost natural shadow. It is the identification of marriage with happiness and the refusal to accept the cross in it.](/image/2395910.jpg)