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Back to SearchThe Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Sixty-two Part III and Homily Sixty-three Part I
Season 4 Episode 114
Tonight we concluded homily 62. Saint Isaac as always with great beauty and sometimes with a poetic touch speaks to us of the importance of vigilance…
6 years, 10 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Sixty-two Part II
Season 4 Episode 113
We continued our reading of homily 62. Isaac begins by discussing with us the nature of humility, and rightly so. Humility is truthful living; acknow…
6 years, 10 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Sixty-two Part I
Season 4 Episode 112
We’ve come to a very special homily of Saint Isaac – homily 62. Here he begins to guide us along the path of the spiritual life and battle. He opens …
6 years, 10 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Sixty Part III and Homily Sixty-one
Season 4 Episode 111
Tonight we read the conclusion of homily 60 and all of homily 61. These few pages were some of the most beautiful that we have encountered. Isaac cap…
6 years, 11 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Sixty Part II
Season 4 Episode 110
Tonight we continued our reading of homily 60. It is perhaps the most striking and challenging of passages that we’ve considered. Isaac draws us into…
6 years, 11 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Fifty-nine Part III and Homily Sixty Part I
Season 4 Episode 109
Tonight we concluded Homily 59 and began homily 60. St. Isaac picks up where he left off by discussing the centrality of the Cross in the life of the…
6 years, 11 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Fifty-nine Part II
Season 4 Episode 108
Tonight we continued reading homily 59. Saint Isaac seeks to draw us into the mystery of the cross as God’s path for us. It is not to be feared or av…
6 years, 11 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Fifty-eight and Homily Fifty-nine Part I
Season 4 Episode 107
Our discussion began this evening with homily 58. Here Isaac speaks to us of the importance of willing the good. We must learn to seek virtue with al…
7 years ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Fifty-seven Part II
Season 4 Episode 110
We continued tonight with homily 57 and read it to its completion. Saint Isaac gives us perhaps the most profound explication of humility among the f…
7 years ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Fifty-seven Part I
Season 4 Episode 109
Tonight we began homily 57. Isaac starts by telling us “Blessed is he who lives a vigilant life in this world”! Vigilance is one of the central teac…
7 years ago