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Season 8 Episode 3
Holy inebriation! We are to become drunk with faith. For those inebriated with alcohol there is often a loss of the capacity to think about things o…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Evergetinos: Book Two - XXIX, Part II
Season 7 Episode 181
Fear and hope! These are the two realities that are put before us by the writings of the fathers on the struggle with lust and fornication. They are …
1 year, 2 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian - Homily I, Part II
Season 8 Episode 2
How we begin something often determines how it will develop in later stages and the fruit that it will bear. Thus, Saint Isaac tells us, that the beg…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Evergetinos: Book Two - XXIX, Part I
Season 6 Episode 180
As we are drawn more deeply into the spiritual warfare of the Desert fathers and learn from their stories of how the demons will provoke a soul and l…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian - Homily I, Part I
Season 8 Episode 1
It bears saying that we find ourselves upon a privileged path as we begin this new journey with Saint Isaac the Syrian. To have access to his writing…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Evergetinos: Book Two - XXVIII, Part VI
Season 6 Episode 179
Once again, we are blessed by the practical counsel of the fathers in regard to the struggle with the passion of lust and fornication. What becomes e…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Appendix "To The Shepherd", Part XI
Season 7 Episode 132
We come to the end of this journey with St John Climacus knowing that it is also only the beginning. What joy has come through sitting at the feet of…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Evergetinos: Book Two - XXVIII, Part V
Season 6 Episode 178
Tonight we follow the thought of Saint Isaiah, the Solitary and St. John Cassian on the struggle with the passion of lust and fornication. One things…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Appendix "To The Shepherd", Part X
Season 7 Episode 131
St. John does not hesitate to speak to us about the beauty and the extraordinary responsibility of the spiritual elder. To find oneself with the care…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Evergetinos: Book Two - XXVIII, Part IV
Season 6 Episode 177
The spiritual life is not lived out in the abstract. Among the fathers, we find a distinct emphasis on praxis; that is, the practice of the faith. We…
1 year, 4 months ago