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Back to SearchThe 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, 6 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Sixty-nine Part II and Homily Seventy Part I
Season 4 Episode 138
Tonight our discussion focused upon the conclusion of homily 69 and the beginning of homily 70. Both present us with an exquisite description of the …
6 years, 6 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Sixty-eight Part III and Homily Sixty-nine Part I
Season 4 Episode 138
As Isaac guides us through the final part of homily 68, he reminds us that the heart must long for converse with God. In this is found the greatest j…
6 years, 6 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Sixty-eight Part II
Season 4 Episode 136
We continued with our reading of homily 68 tonight. In a most extraordinary section, Isaac emphasizes the need to take heed of ourselves, to acknowle…
6 years, 6 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Sixty-seven Part II and Homily Sixty-eight Part I
Season 4 Episode 135
What is the sensitivity of the human heart and mind? How deeply have we been formed by the grace of God? Can we see the subtle movements of the passi…
6 years, 7 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Sixty-seven Part I
Season 4 Episode 134
Tonight we began reading homily 67. Isaac lays out for us how it is that we are to labor for stillness fruitfully. He speaks to us of the many pitfal…
6 years, 7 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Sixty-six Part IV
Season 4 Episode 133
Tonight we concluded homily 66. Isaac focuses on the virtue of chastity and its beauty. It is to be prized and fostered through the gift of fasting. …
6 years, 7 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Sixty-six Part III
Season 4 Episode 132
We continued tonight with homily 66. St. Isaac lays out for us the path to prayer and reveals to us its deeper meaning. It involves self-denial; a se…
6 years, 7 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Sixty-six Part II
Season 4 Episode 131
We picked up again this week with homily 66. Saint Isaac presents us with perhaps the most formative part of his book. While this might seem to be an…
6 years, 8 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Sixty-five Part IV and Homily Sixty-six Part I
Season 4 Episode 130
Tonight we concluded Homily 65. Isaac closes his discussion on the value of silence and the work that surrounds it and allows it to develop and bear …
6 years, 8 months ago