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Season 7 Episode 17
We continued our discussion of Step 4 on Obedience. As deeply challenging as St John’s teachings are and as jarring as the examples of monks being te…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Evergetinos - Hypothesis XXII, Part III
Season 6 Episode 69
Both an inspiring and challenging section from the Evergetinos this evening! The Fathers speak to us about the monastic life and its clear focus; a …
3 years, 11 months ago
The Ladder of Divine Ascent- Chapter IV: On Obedience, Part IV
Season 7 Episode 16
Tonight we continued with St. John’s Step on Obedience. We are presented with an image that may be unfamiliar to us. Obedience is not presented as s…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Evergetinos - Hypothesis XXII, Part II
Season 6 Episode 68
We picked up this evening with our reading of the very challenging Hypothesis 22: the Fathers’ teaching to avoid the world and worldly relations. How…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter IV: On Obedience, Part III
Season 7 Episode 15
We picked up this evening once again with Step 4 on Obedience. John describes it for us as standing before God with a kind of simplicity and humility…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Evergetinos - Hypothesis XXI, Part VI and Hypothesis XXII, Part I
Season 6 Episode 67
We began this evening with the final pages of Hypothesis 21 describing the importance of not opening one’s conscience to an individual unless guided …
3 years, 11 months ago
The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter IV: On Obedience, Part II
Season 7 Episode 14
This evening we picked up with Step 4 on Obedience. Saint John puts it before us in an unvarnished fashion. It is hard work. It offers us great freed…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Evergetinos - Hypothesis XXI, Part V
Season 6 Episode 66
What a beautiful group this evening. Once again we hear a young brother asking questions about transgressing the commands and guidance given by an e…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Chapter III: On Exile, Part V and Chapter IV: On Obedience, Part I
Season 7 Episode 13
We returned this evening to Step 3 on Exile. St. John concludes by simply telling us that exile - simplifying one’s life - creates a stable character…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Evergetinos - Hypothesis XXI, Part IV
Season 6 Episode 65
We continued with the incredible counsel of the Fathers about how one discerns when to embrace the advice and counsel of others, specifically one’s E…
3 years, 11 months ago