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Season 4 Episode 2
St. Isaac begins by encouraging us to become drunk with faith in God; to be so immersed in our relationship with Him that we are constantly under the…
9 years, 9 months ago
The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian - Homily One Part I
Season 4 Episode 1
After a brief introduction to St. Isaac and his times, we began reading and reflecting upon his first homily on "Renunciation and Monasticism." In t…
9 years, 10 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian - Conference Twenty-four On Mortification Part IV Final
Season 3 Episode 97
After nearly 2 3/4 years we finally came to the final few paragraphs of Cassian's last Conference (24) on Mortification - and O how fitting and beau…
9 years, 11 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian - Conference Twenty-four On Mortification Part III
Season 3 Episode 96
As we draw close to the end of the Conferences, the final pages follow Germanus and Cassian as they engage Abba Abraham on the theme of Mortification…
9 years, 11 months ago
Conferences 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, 11 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, 11 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…
10 years 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…
10 years 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…
10 years, 1 month 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…
10 years, 1 month ago