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Back to SearchThe Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Forty Part III
Season 4 Episode 68
Tonight we concluded Homily 40. Saint Isaac speaks to us of the tactics of the enemy to pull us away from unceasing prayer and to lead us into every …
8 years ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Forty Part II
Season 4 Episode 67
We continued our discussion of Homily 40 and St Isaac’s teaching on the practice of regular fasting. Without fasting and abstinence we are easily del…
8 years ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Forty Part I
Season 4 Episode 66
We began Homily 40 and it has proven like so many before it to be challenging and beautiful. St. Issac captures not only the foundational and essenti…
8 years, 1 month ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Thirty-nine Part II
Season 4 Episode 65
St Isaac led us through a wonderful study of the methods the devil uses to war against those who seek to live for God and walk by the narrow way. …
8 years, 1 month ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Thirty-eight and Homily Thirty-nine Part I
Season 4 Episode 64
Beginning with Homily 38 and moving into Homily 39, St. Isaac treats of the struggle with sin and temptation and the methods of the devil. The starti…
8 years, 1 month ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Thirty-seven Part VIII
Season 4 Episode 63
In tonight’s conclusion of Homily 37, St. Isaac set before us the end that the hesychast seeks and meditates upon - the life of the Kingdom and the v…
8 years, 2 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Thirty-seven Part VII
Season 4 Episode 62
We continued our discussion of Homily 37 and began with St. Isaac’s distinction between revelations and visions. Visions are concrete appearances of …
8 years, 2 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Thirty-seven Part VI
Season 4 Episode 61
We returned to homily 37 tonight where St Isaac instructs us on the meaning and value of tears. They both cleanse us from our sins and are an express…
8 years, 2 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Thirty-seven Part V
Season 4 Episode 60
We continued this evening with our reading of St. Isaac’s 37th Homily and his discussion of the essential practices of fasting and vigil that are the…
8 years, 3 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Thirty-seven Part IV
Season 4 Episode 59
We began our discussion of St Isaac’s 37th Homily with his teaching about the importance of separating ourselves from the things of the world so as t…
8 years, 3 months ago