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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…
1 year 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, …
1 year ago
Phronema: Having the Mind of Christ
Season 100 Episode 14
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1 year 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…
1 year ago
The Evergetinos: Book Two - XXXII, Part VIII
Season 6 Episode 196
The beauty of the writings of the fathers and in particular the lived experiences of the monks as described in the Evergetinos brings to life the spi…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian - Homily III, Part VI
Season 8 Episode 17
Knowledge of God comes through the experience of God. When faith remains an abstraction, an idea, it is destined to remain lifeless and loses its cap…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Evergetinos: Book Two - XXXII, Part VII
Season 6 Episode 195
When reading the fathers, it is as if we are swimming in the living waters of their faith and love for God. In this sense we are in a privileged pos…
1 year, 1 month ago
Thirst for God
Season 100 Episode 13
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The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian - Homily III, Part V
Season 8 Episode 16
Saint Isaac the Syrian asks the question that has been put forward for centuries - “how are we to pray?” In fact, our Lord himself was asked by his …
1 year, 1 month ago
The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian - Homily III, Part IV
Season 8 Episode 15
As we listen to St. Isaac the Syrian in Homily Three his focus shifts from speaking of the necessary foundation to be laid in the spiritual life, pur…
1 year, 1 month ago