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Season 8 Episode 22
St Isaac the Syrian’s words strike with such power and seek to draw us away from what we desperately cling to as human beings - vainglory. Our focus …
10 months ago
The Evergetinos: Book Two - Part XXXIV, Part II
Season 6 Episode 200
Synopsis of Tonight’s Group on The Evergetinos Volume II Hypothesis XXXIV Sections A6-F Conclusion:
When we come across the high standards of the des…
10 months, 1 week ago
The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian - Homily IV, Part III
Season 8 Episode 328
In the writings of Saint Isaac the Syrian, we see so beautifully the desert fathers emphasis on praxis; that is, how we concretely live out our faith…
10 months, 1 week ago
The Evergetinos: Book Two - Part XXXIV, Part I
Season 6 Episode 199
The desert fathers were incredibly sensitive to the simple things in life that we often take for granted; the ways that we speak with others and trea…
10 months, 1 week ago
The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian - Homily IV, Part II
Season 8 Episode 20
Renunciation: The word has certain connotations that are often tied to deprivation or unhappiness. What we find in the writings of the great ascetics…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
The Evergetinos: Book Two - XXXII, Part X and XXXIII, Part I
Season 6 Episode 198
As we completed hypothesis 32 and considering the fathers’ teaching on contrition being a source of spiritual labor and protection, we made a segway …
10 months, 3 weeks ago
The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian - Homily IV, Part I
Season 8 Episode 19
Saint Isaac the Syrian begins this homily with the words: “The soul that loves God finds rest only in God.“ This thought permeates all that is to fol…
10 months, 4 weeks ago
The Evergetinos: Book Two - XXXII, Part IX
Season 6 Episode 197
The Desert Fathers make it very clear that in every element of our faith life we are being drawn into the mystery of God and the kingdom. Therefore, …
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Phronema: Having the Mind of Christ
Season 100 Episode 14
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11 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian - Homily III, Part VII
Season 8 Episode 18
Perhaps there has been no greater or more beautiful exhortation written than Saint Isaac the Syrian’s homily on temptation. This may seem to be a rat…
11 months ago