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Back to SearchLetters of Spiritual Direction to a Young Soul - Letter Sixty Part I
Episode 269
When reading the Fathers, one has to be prepared to be challenged; and at in times in ways that are discomfiting. Letter 60 of Theophan’s correspond…
5 years ago
The Evergetinos - Vol. I, Hypothesis VII Part III
Season 6 Episode 24
Tonight we picked up with Hypothesis VII, continuing our reflection upon the experience of death by those righteous souls who sought to draw close to…
5 years, 1 month ago
Letters of Spiritual Direction to a Young Soul - Letter Fifty-nine Part III
Episode 267
“Know that in this is the entire essence of the labor over the attainment of salvation.“ These are bold words from Saint Theophan at the end of Lette…
5 years, 1 month ago
The Evergetinos - Vol. I, Hypothesis VII Part II
Season 6 Episode 23
Tonight we continued our reading of Hypothesis VII on the experience of death for those who have sought to live a virtuous life; how God often offers…
5 years, 1 month ago
Letters of Spiritual Direction to a Young Soul - Letter Fifty-nine Part II
Episode 265
Tonight, in Letter 59, St. Theophan continued to guide Anastasia through the writings of Saint Hesychius of Jerusalem. Again we see how deeply connec…
5 years, 1 month ago
The Evergetinos - Vol. I, Hypothesis VI Part III and Hypothesis VII Part I
Season 6 Episode 22
Tonight we began our discussion of Hypothesis VII on the many times that the souls of virtuous people are made cheerful at the time of death by some …
5 years, 1 month ago
Letters of Spiritual Direction to a Young Soul - Letter Fifty-eight Part III and Letter Fifty-nine Part I
Episode 263
Tonight we concluded Letter 58 with another wonderful story from Abba John the Dwarf. We are reminded through it that no matter how far we distance o…
5 years, 1 month ago
The Evergetinos - Vol. I, Hypothesis VI Part II
Season 6 Episode 21
We read the Fathers in the way that we read the Scriptures; with a profound humility and knowledge that we lack perfect understanding. There are no e…
5 years, 1 month ago
Letters of Spiritual Direction to a Young Soul - Letter Fifty-eight Part II
Episode 261
Our thoughts this evening and discussion revolved around a mere two paragraphs of Letter 58. Yet it is here that Saint Theophan draws Anastasia into…
5 years, 1 month ago
The Evergetinos - Vol. I, Hypothesis V Part VII & Hypothesis VI Part I
Season 6 Episode 20
“What will become of me?“ Such a simple question but one that clarifies the importance of the moment for us as men and women of faith. Where do we li…
5 years, 1 month ago