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Season 4 Episode 28
The foundation of all that is good, St Isaac the Syrian tells us in Homily 8, is the knowledge of one's own weakness, realizing the need for God's he…
9 years ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Six Part V and Homily Seven
Season 4 Episode 27
We began last evening's discussion with the brief but powerful conclusion to St. Isaac's Sixth Homily. Worldly wisdom can become a stumbling block to…
9 years ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Six Part IV
Season 4 Episode 26
St. Isaac began his teaching with a few warnings last evening. The constancy of a soul and its purity is tested by the subtleties of vainglory. The m…
9 years ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Six Part III
Season 4 Episode 25
Last evening we picked up midway through Homily Six where St. Isaac takes up the topic of the vision of the divine in the Kingdom. Such vision and it…
9 years, 1 month ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Six Part II
Season 4 Episode 24
St. Isaac presents us with the identity of the monk and his defining characteristics. Discussion ensued about interiorized monasticism and our embrac…
9 years, 1 month ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - End of Homily Five and Homily Six Part I
Season 4 Episode 23
In a wonderful discussion of the end of homily five and the beginning of homily six, we lingered over what St. Isaac describes as the aim of our cond…
9 years, 2 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Five Part IV
Season 4 Episode 22
We continued discussing a beautiful section of Homily Five where St. Isaac develops his thought on the establishment of purity of heart and the virtu…
9 years, 2 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Five Part III
Season 4 Episode 21
In this beautiful section of Homily Five, St. Isaac speaks of how ever-present and close God is to us through his angels and in his actions on our be…
9 years, 2 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily Five Part II
Season 4 Episode 20
St. Isaac once again teaches us that we must fully and wisely engage in the spiritual battle - fighting on the right battlefield and making use of th…
9 years, 2 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - End of Homily Four and Homily Five Part I
Season 4 Episode 19
In the final paragraph of Homily Four, St. Isaac exhorts us to die to all things and the doings of the world that give rise to the passions. He ackn…
9 years, 2 months ago