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Back to SearchConferences of St. John Cassian - Conference Twenty One On the Relaxation at Pentecost Part I
Season 3 Episode 79
Cassian and Germanus now begin their discussion with Abba Theonas; the conference beginning with the story of Theonas' own conversion and which is me…
10 years, 4 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian - Conference Twenty On the End of Repentance and on the Mark of Reparation Part III
Season 3 Episode 78
We come to the conclusion of Conference 20 on repentance and reparation and consider the depth of the desert Fathers understanding of the human perso…
10 years, 5 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian - Conference Twenty On the End of Repentance and on the Mark of Reparation Part II
Season 3 Episode 77
While trying to help Cassian and Germanus focus on the end of repentance and the marks of reparation which is healing (the removal of the thorn of th…
10 years, 5 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian - Conference Twenty On the End of Repentance and on the Mark of Reparation Part I
Season 3 Episode 76
We join Cassian and Germanus now as they visit with Abba Pinufius - well known to them for his holiness and humility. Because of these qualities, th…
10 years, 5 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian - Conference Nineteen On the End of the Cenobite and Hermit Part IV
Season 3 Episode 75
We come now to the conclusion of Conference 19 where Cassian and Germanus question Abba John about how one overcomes and does battle with vices that …
10 years, 6 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian - Conference Nineteen On the End of the Cenobite and Hermit Part III
Season 3 Episode 74
Again, Germanus and Cassian take up their discussion with Abba John about the end of the life of a cenobite and of the hermit. Both have been deeply…
10 years, 6 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian - Conference Nineteen On the End of the Cenobite and Hermit Part II
Season 3 Episode 73
Germanus and Cassian continue their conversation with Abba John who in many ways is unique. He began his life in the Cenobium, became an anchorite, …
10 years, 6 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian - Conference Nineteen On the End of the Cenobite and Hermit Part I
Season 3 Episode 72
Cassian and Germanus continue their discussion of Cenobitism and Anchoritism with an elderly Abba Paul who had lived in solitude for 20 years only la…
10 years, 6 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian - Conference Eighteen On the Kinds of Monks Part V
Season 3 Episode 71
We come to the conclusion of Conference 18, struck both by the beauty of the wisdom put forward and the fearfulness of its warning. The example of t…
10 years, 6 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian - Conference Eighteen On the Kinds of Monks Part IV
Season 3 Episode 70
Living in the desert, having access to a holy elder, and being surrounded by those of great virtue is not a guarantee that one will grow in humility …
10 years, 7 months ago