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Season 4 Episode 78
Tonight we continued with our reading of homily 48 of Saint Isaac the Syrian. It is both beautiful and challenging. Isaac begins by comparing humilit…
7 years, 9 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Forty-seven Part II and Homily Forty-eight Part I
Season 4 Episode 77
We picked up this evening with homily 47 where Saint Isaac continues to discuss the distinction between natural knowledge and spiritual knowledge. Na…
7 years, 10 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Forty-six Part II and Homily Forty-seven Part I
Season 4 Episode 76
Tonight we concluded Homily 46. St. Isaac again expresses the centrality of the holy Eucharist in giving us the strength to live and love as Christ …
7 years, 10 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Forty-six Part I
Season 4 Episode 75
Tonight we began reading homily 46 of St Isaac the Syrian’s Ascetical Homilies. We come to a beautiful passage in his writing that speaks to us about…
7 years, 10 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Forty-five
Season 4 Episode 74
Where do we truly live our lives? Are we completely focused upon Christ and the life that he has made possible for us? Do we seek to protect the prec…
7 years, 10 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Forty-four
Season 4 Episode 73
Tonight we read homily 44 of St. Isaac the Syrian on Stillness. Isaac speaks of the value of stillness and the unwillingness an anchorite should have…
7 years, 10 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Forty-three
Season 4 Episode 72
Tonight we were able to read homily 43 in its entirety. St. Isaac describes the various modes of discipline in the spiritual life - the purification …
7 years, 11 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Forty-two Part II
Season 4 Episode 71
Tonight we concluded Homily number 42 of St. Isaac the Syrian which focuses on the trials and afflictions that come both to the humble and the proud.…
7 years, 11 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Forty-two Part I
Season 4 Episode 70
We began reading Saint Isaac’s 42nd homily this evening. He presents us with the challenging topic of affliction in the spiritual life. It is such af…
7 years, 11 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Forty-one
Season 4 Episode 69
Tonight we read Saint Isaac’s homily 41. It is a rich explication of the workings of the human mind and heart. St. Isaac shows us how it is that we a…
7 years, 11 months ago