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Season 100 Episode 3
I have one word for tonight‘s group: Beautiful! Repentance “brings to us the power of the living God, revealing once again, the true Christ Jesus who…
3 years, 3 months ago
City a Desert Lecture Series, Lecture One: Introduction to Interiorized Monasticism
Season 100 Episode 1
INTRODUCTION TO INTERIORIZED MONASTICISM
Interiorized Monasticism and Ascetic Ideal:
• Obscured: Out of reach to majority.
• Revealed: Fundamental p…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XII: On Lying
Season 7 Episode 46
Tonight we read Step number 12 on Lying. Surprisingly this has always been a challenging step to read and to read as a group. Immediately our minds b…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Evergetinos - Hypothesis XXXV, Part II and Hypothesis XXXVI
Season 6 Episode 97
In these hypotheses, we have been reflecting upon the practice of asceticism, especially in light of the relationship between an Elder and his discip…
3 years, 3 months ago
To Love Fasting
Season 100 Episode 2
Tonight we explored an often neglected aspect of the spiritual life; or one might better say an essential part of the spiritual life – Fasting. Throu…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter XI: On Talkativeness and Silence
Season 7 Episode 45
Tonight, we read Step number 11 on “talkativeness and silence.” Fittingly, it is very brief, if not the briefest of all of the steps of The Ladder. …
3 years, 3 months ago
The Evergetinos - Hypothesis XXXV, Part I
Season 6 Episode 96
Obedience! The root of the word is to hear or to listen. What emerges in reading the fathers is that our capacity to hear the word of God is rooted …
3 years, 3 months ago
The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter X: On Slander or Calumny, Part II
Season 7 Episode 44
This evening we continued and completed Step number 10 on “slander and calumny.” Something very special emerges about John in the writing of this st…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Evergetinos - Hypothesis XXXIV
Season 6 Episode 95
Tonight we picked up with Hypothesis 34. Again we are introduced into the practice of asceticism; in particular, how it is embraced in the spirit of …
3 years, 3 months ago
The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter IX: On Remembrance of Wrongs, Part II and Chapter X: On Slander or Calumny, Part I
Season 7 Episode 43
The subtle movements of the human heart and mind stand revealed while reading the Ladder of Divine Ascent. As one makes one’s way through the text, i…
3 years, 4 months ago