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Back to SearchLetters of Spiritual Direction to a Young Soul - Letter Thirteen Part III and Letter Fourteen Part I
Episode 173
We continued this evening reading letter 13 to the young Anastasia. Theophan again wants her to understand that we do not live our faith out in isola…
6 years ago
Letters of Spiritual Direction to a Young Soul - Letter Thirteen Part II
Episode 172
As we know St. Theophan is writing to Anastasia on the feast of her patron, on her name day. He continues by wishing her well; wishing her health and…
6 years, 1 month ago
Letters of Spiritual Direction to a Young Soul - Letter Twelve Part III and Letter 13 Part I
Season 5 Episode 3
Tonight we continued our discussion of letter 12. St. Theophan strives to help this young woman see her dignity and destiny as a person made in the i…
6 years, 1 month ago
Letters of Spiritual Direction to a Young Soul - Letter Twelve Part II
Season 5 Episode 2
We continued reading and discussing the 12th letter of St. Theophan the Recluse to the young Anastasia. He works very hard to show her that the illne…
6 years, 1 month ago
Letters of Spiritual Direction to a Young Soul - Letter Twelve Part I
Season 5 Episode 1
*PLEASE NOTE: Due to a poor internet connection that resulted in choppy audio, the first 20 minutes of the recording were edited out.* In our firs…
6 years, 1 month ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Seventy-one Part V and Homily Seventy-two Part I
Season 4 Episode 143
Tonight we concluded homily 71 and began homily 72. Once again Isaac serves us solid food. He presents us with an image of humility and faith perhaps…
6 years, 3 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Seventy-one Part IV
Season 4 Episode 142
Tonight we continue to read homily 71. It is probably the deepest and most beautiful section of the text and in many ways we could not have entered i…
6 years, 3 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Seventy-one Part III
Season 4 Episode 141
We continued homily 71. Isaac is slowly guiding us through the virtues that bring us to our end point. Tonight we began with his definition of perfec…
6 years, 3 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Seventy-one Part II
Season 4 Episode 140
This evening we continued our reading of homily 71. St. Isaac continues to define for us the essential virtues that lead us to the end of our course.…
6 years, 3 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Seventy Part II and Homily Seventy-one Part I
Season 4 Episode 139
Isaac continues in homily 70 to instruct us about the nature of temptation and trials. These are not to be something that we fear or avoid. God allow…
6 years, 4 months ago