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Back to SearchThe Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XII, Part I
Season 6 Episode 147
We picked up this evening with Hypothesis 12. The subtitle is on avoiding idle talk. However, this does not do justice to what we are given in the te…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XXVII: On Stillness of Mind and Body, Part I
Season 7 Episode 102
St. John Climacus brings us now to discuss the fruits of the ascetic life. We picked up this evening with Step 27 on “stillness of mind and body”. Jo…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XI, Part III
Season 6 Episode 146
As we conclude Hypothesis 11, we are given very solid food to nourish our understanding of the nature of prayer and our demeanor. How is it that we a…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XXVI: On Discernment, Part IX
Season 7 Episode 101
We come to the end of Step 26 on Discernment and in doing so we begin to see, or at least get a glimpse of, its importance for the spiritual life. So…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XI, Part II
Season 6 Episode 145
All that we do is to be touched by the grace of God, shaped by it, and perfected by it. This includes our virtues, and also the manner in which we pr…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XXVI: On Discernment, Part XIII
Season 7 Episode 100
Every week it is as if we are diving into living waters that renew and refresh the soul. This is particularly true of step 26 on Discernment and St. …
2 years, 3 months ago
The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis X, Part III and Hypothesis XI, Part I
Season 6 Episode 144
The focus of the Evergetinos this evening was on praying the psalms. However, as always with the writings of the fathers, the focus isn’t simply on t…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XXVI: On Discernment, Part XII
Season 7 Episode 99
As St. John draws us forward with these simple sayings about discernment and its fruit, we begin to see the immeasurable beauty of the ascetic life a…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XXVI: On Discernment, Part XI
Season 7 Episode 98
We continued with St. John’s summary of discernment and its particular fruit in the spiritual life. However, it does not read like a summary. Each sa…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis X, Part II
Season 6 Episode 143
We continued our discussion of prayer and the things that often become an obstacle to it. Much of the discussion this evening focused upon the thing…
2 years, 3 months ago