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Back to SearchThe Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Thirty Part II, Homily Thirty-one and Homily Thirty-two Part I
Season 4 Episode 52
The group began by continuing to reflect upon the final paragraphs of Homily 30 wherein St Isaac emphasizes the uniqueness of man, in particular our …
8 years, 7 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Twenty-nine and Homily Thirty Part I
Season 4 Episode 51
In this session we picked up with two Homilies, 29 & 30, that presented us with two straightforward but stark truths. In regards to nature and our st…
8 years, 7 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Twenty-eight Part II
Season 4 Episode 50
Tonight we finished homily 28. It was also the conclusion of St Isaac‘s angelology. The impact of his thought on our experience of the life of faith…
8 years, 7 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Twenty-seven Part II and Homily Twenty-eight Part I
Season 4 Episode 49
Tonight we completed Homily 27 and began Homily 28. Both have as their main concern, “Theoria”, or contemplation. St Isaac continues to stress the pl…
8 years, 8 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Twenty-six and Homily Twenty-seven Part I
Season 4 Episode 48
In homilies 26 and 27 we find ourselves walking along a very difficult path to traverse. St. Isaac begins to develop for us an outline of the order o…
8 years, 8 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Twenty-five Part II
Season 4 Episode 47
We picked up this evening about midway through Saint Isaac’s Homily 25. St. Isaac has been speaking about the beauty of the solitary way of life and …
8 years, 8 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Twenty-four and Homily Twenty-five Part I
Season 4 Episode 46
Tonight’s discussion of Homily 24 and the first part of Homily 25 had a simple beauty about it. St. Isaac was succinct in expressing his thoughts bu…
8 years, 8 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Twenty-three Part II
Season 4 Episode 45
With the concluding section of Homily 23, we reach the apex of St. Isaac’s thought on what he describes as pure prayer and what is “beyond prayer”. P…
8 years, 9 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Twenty-two and Homily Twenty-three Part I
Season 4 Episode 44
Homily 22 and 23 bring us to the denouement of the preceding Homilies. The pursuit of stillness and the purification of the faculties of the soul pre…
8 years, 9 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Twenty-one Part II
Season 4 Episode 43
In the final pages of Homily 21, St. Isaac labors vigorously to help us understand that aim and end of the solitary life and one focused on stillness…
8 years, 9 months ago