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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…
7 years, 1 month 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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 2 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Fifty-six Part III
Season 4 Episode 108
Tonight we completed the homily 56. It was both challenging and beautiful. Every word of Isaac strikes to the heart and each example raises us up in …
7 years, 3 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Fifty-six Part II
Season 4 Episode 107
Tonight we continued reading homily 56. Isaac begins to guide us through a reflection on the nature of affliction and how it leads to the perfection …
7 years, 3 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Fifty-five Part II and Homily Fifty-six Part I
Season 4 Episode 106
Tonight we concluded homily 55. Isaac discusses the nature divine fear, which is not fear of God but rather fear of losing what is most precious - ou…
7 years, 3 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Fifty-four Part VI and Homily Fifty-five
Season 4 Episode 105
Tonight we concluded homily 54 and began reading homily 55. Isaac finishes homily 54 by telling us of the intimate link between fasting and silence. …
7 years, 3 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Fifty-four Part V
Season 4 Episode 104
We continued this evening with homily 54. Isaac confronts us with a simple question somewhat indirectly – how deep is our faith and confidence in God…
7 years, 3 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Fifty-four Part IV
Season 4 Episode 103
Tonight we continued our discussion of homily 54. Isaac begins to explain to us the importance of tears in the spiritual life as a reflection of true…
7 years, 4 months ago