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Season 100 Episode 24
Nazareth and the Hidden Life Retreat
Reflection II
Remaining in Nazareth Epigraph
“And He was subject unto them.” — St. Luke 2:51
“Acquire the spi…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Nazareth and The Hidden Life, Session One
Season 100 Episode 23
Nazareth and the Hidden Life
Retreat Reflection I
Nazareth and the Sanctification of the Ordinary Epigraph
“And He went down with them, and came to …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian - Homily XV, Part IV
Season 8 Episode 63
There are passages in St. Isaac that seem less like theology and more like glimpses through an opened door into the Kingdom. These words are among th…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Evergetinos: Book Three - Chapter II, Part VIII
Season 6 Episode 243
The Fathers speak about judgment with a severity that can seem almost excessive to us. They speak of grace withdrawing, of years of tears and repenta…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian - Homily XV, Part III
Season 8 Episode 62
At first reading, Isaac’s words can sound severe, even shocking. He speaks of idle speech as fornication, unhealthy attachments as adultery, and cert…
2 months ago
The Evergetinos: Book Three - Chapter II, Part VII
Season 6 Episode 242
The Fathers tell us again and again not to judge.
We nod our heads.
We agree.
We repeat the commandment.
And then we continue judging.
The reason is …
2 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian - Homily XV, Part II
Season 8 Episode 61
When we read a passage like this from St. Isaac, it is tempting to focus on the warnings. We notice his words about passions, distraction, worldlines…
2 months ago
The Evergetinos: Book Three - Chapter II, Part VI
Season 6 Episode 241
The Desert Fathers knew something that many of us have forgotten.
The greatest danger to the spiritual life is not always the obvious sins we can nam…
2 months, 1 week ago
The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian - Homily XV, Part I
Season 8 Episode 60
There are moments in the writings of St. Isaac the Syrian where one realizes that what he is speaking about is not “religion” as we commonly understa…
2 months, 1 week ago
The Evergetinos: Book Three - Chapter II, Part V
Season 6 Episode 240
There is a fierce honesty in the Desert Fathers that can unsettle us if we read them too quickly.
They never soften the reality of sin. They do not s…
2 months, 2 weeks ago