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Back to SearchConferences of St. John Cassian - Conference Twenty-four On Mortification Part II
Season 3 Episode 95
Abba Abraham continues to engage Germanus and Cassian about their desire to return home to be near their relatives. He warns them that the promise o…
9 years, 9 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian - Conference Twenty-four On Mortification Part I
Season 3 Episode 94
We now enter into the final Conference with Cassian and Germanus as they speak with Abba Abraham. The name proves apropos given the fact that his ta…
9 years, 9 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian - Conference Twenty Three On Sinlessness Part VII
Season 3 Episode 93
After a brief hiatus, the group came to the end of Conference 23. Once again we found ourselves grappling, along with Cassian and Germanus, with the…
9 years, 10 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian - Conference Twenty Three On Sinlessness Part VI
Season 3 Episode 92
We continued to follow Abba Theonas' discussion with Germanus and Cassian on Theoria and the obstacles to lasting contemplation. Theonas drives home…
9 years, 11 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian - Conference Twenty Three On Sinlessness Part V
Season 3 Episode 91
Few penetrate the meaning of the Fall (although we all experience its effects) as the desert Fathers or capture what it means to live according to th…
9 years, 11 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian - Conference Twenty Three On Sinlessness Part IV
Season 3 Episode 90
Devastatingly Beautiful. . . .
This is the only way to describe tonight's group and our reflection on Abba Theonas' discussion with Germanus and Ca…
9 years, 11 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian - Conference Twenty Three On Sinlessness Part III
Season 3 Episode 89
What do we seek? What do we long for the most? Can any of us truly say Theoria, or contemplation; to be drawn up into the eternal blessedness of Go…
9 years, 11 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian - Conference Twenty Three On Sinlessness Part II
Season 3 Episode 88
Abba Theonas begins to introduce Cassian and Germanus to a deeper understanding of Theoria, that is, contemplation. In particular, he makes it clear…
10 years ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian - Conference Twenty Two On Nocturnal Illusions Part IV and Conference Twenty Three On Sinlessness Part I
Season 3 Episode 87
This evening we made a transition from Conference 22 to Conference 23, the last of Abba Theonas's three conferences. Our discussion began with clari…
10 years ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian - Conference Twenty Two On Nocturnal Illusions Part III
Season 3 Episode 86
Abba Theonas continues to draw Cassian and Germanus into the greater vision of the Christian life - guided not by law but by grace. The measure of h…
10 years ago