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Season 8 Episode 57
There is something striking in the way that St. Isaac the Syrian speaks about the monastic life. He does not speak of it romantically. There is no se…
1 month ago
The Evergetinos: Book Three - Chapter II, Part II
Season 6 Episode 237
There is something in us that wants to make the spiritual life clear, manageable, and measurable.
We fast.
We give alms.
We pray.
We examine ourselve…
1 month, 1 week ago
Pentecost Retreat - Session Four
Season 100 Episode 22
The Fire That Remains
Life in the Spirit After the Collapse of the Religious Self
Week IV — The Heart That Bears the World
Love, Intercession, and t…
1 month, 1 week ago
The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian - Homily XI, Part I
Season 8 Episode 56
There is something in this word from Isaac the Syrian that unsettles us a little.
Because it speaks of a beauty that is not crafted, not projected, n…
1 month, 1 week ago
The Evergetinos: Book Three - Chapter I, Part III and II, Part I
Season 6 Episode 236
There are sins that shock us.
And there are sins we commit while feeling righteous.
The Fathers place condemnation among the most dangerous of all, b…
1 month, 1 week ago
Pentecost Retreat - Session Three
Season 100 Episode 21
The Fire That Remains
Life in the Spirit After the Collapse of the Religious Self
Week III — When Prayer Begins to Live Itself
The Emergence of the …
1 month, 1 week ago
The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian - Homily X
Season 8 Episode 55
Many will read this homily of St. Isaac the Syrian and hear only threat. They will imagine that he is merely moralizing, merely warning, merely tryin…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Evergetinos: Book Three - Chapter I, Part II
Season 6 Episode 235
The shallow reader sees only a warning against suspicion. The deeper reader trembles, because this account unveils something far more demanding: the …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Pentecost Retreat - Session Two
Season 100 Episode 20
The Fire That Remains
Life in the Spirit After the Collapse of the Religious Self
Week II — Remaining in the Fire Without Rebuilding the Self
The Sp…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian - Homily IX, Part II
Season 8 Episode 54
There is a sobriety in the Fathers that cuts deeper than anything sentimental, yet within that severity there burns a tenderness that refuses to let …
1 month, 3 weeks ago