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Season 7 Episode 60
The fathers have often been accused of having a negative anthropology; that is, a negative view of the human person and human nature. However, as we …
2 years, 11 months ago
The Evergetinos - Hypothesis XL, Part VII and Hypothesis XLI, Part I
Season 6 Episode 107
In the advertisement for and description of this evening’s group, I wrote: “How does one deal with feelings of desolation in regards to one’s vocatio…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XV: On Chastity, Part IX
Season 7 Episode 59
Gustave Flaubert once wrote, “God is in the details.“ The truth of this statement is born out in this evening‘s writing from Saint John Climacus on t…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XV: On Chastity, Part VIII
Season 7 Episode 58
The beauty of virtue! So often we discuss the spiritual life as if the main goal or the end of it is simply the avoidance of sin. While avoiding sin …
3 years ago
The Evergetinos - Hypothesis XL, Part VI
Season 6 Episode 106
Stability of mind and heart: such are the characteristics of those who live the ascetic life. The mystery of the human person is such that we must su…
3 years ago
The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XV: On Chastity, Part VII
Season 7 Episode 57
As we continue our reading of Step 15 on purity and chastity, gradually we are being shown a broader vision of what is offered to us through the asce…
3 years ago
The Evergetinos - Hypothesis XL, Part V
Season 6 Episode 105
We are truly being nourished on solid food in reading the fathers. They present us not simply with a moralistic or legalistic view of sin and its imp…
3 years ago
”The Prayer of Fire” - A Pentecost Retreat, Session Three
Season 100 Episode 9
3 years ago
”The Prayer of Fire” - A Pentecost Retreat, Session Two
Season 100 Episode 8
3 years ago
”The Prayer of Fire” - A Pentecost Retreat, Session One
Season 100 Episode 7
3 years ago