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Back to SearchConferences of St. John Cassian - Conference Eight on Principalities Part III & Conference Nine On Prayer
Season 3 Episode 34
After a brief hiatus due to illness, the group picked up with the final few pages of Conference Eight which was Abba Serenus' response to Germanus' q…
11 years, 7 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian - Conference Eight on Principalities Part II
Season 3 Episode 33
The group picked up with Abba Serenus' exposition of the nature and characteristics of demons - the fact that they occupy the airy void between heave…
11 years, 7 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian - Conference Eight on Principalities Part I
Season 3 Episode 32
The group took up Cassian’s eighth conference – listening once again to the wise counsel of Abba Serenus. This conference treats of demons in themse…
11 years, 7 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian - Conference Seven on the Changeableness of the Soul and on Evil Spirits Part IV
Season 3 Episode 31
The group considered the closing sections of Conference Seven with Abba Serenus. The Divine Physician often will allow demons to afflict souls for t…
11 years, 8 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian - Conference Seven on the Changeableness of the Soul and on Evil Spirits Part III
Season 3 Episode 30
The elder Serenus clarifies for Cassian and Germanus that the evil spirits, although capable of working in a kind of temporary accord, do not act in …
11 years, 8 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian - Conference Seven on the Changeableness of the Soul and on Evil Spirits Part II
Season 3 Episode 29
Germanus and Cassian continue to engage the elder Serenus about the action of evil spirits. Serenus with great patience and eloquence shows them th…
11 years, 8 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian - Conference Seven on the Changeableness of the Soul and on Evil Spirits
Season 3 Episode 28
Cassian and Germanus seek out the guidance of the elder Serenus, whose name captures his character. Serenus had attained great purity of heart, peac…
11 years, 8 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian - Conference Six on the Slaughter of Some Holy Men Part IV and On Evil Spirits Part I
Season 3 Episode 27
The group considered the final paragraphs of Conference Six; reflecting in particular on the effects of diligence and negligence on the spiritual lif…
11 years, 9 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian - Conference Six on the Slaughter of Some Holy Men Part IV
Season 3 Episode 26
We continue to make our way through Cassian's analysis of the spiritual life and its trials. As we approach the end of the Sixth Conference, Cassian…
11 years, 9 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian - Conference Six on the Slaughter of Some Holy Men Part III
Season 3 Episode 25
The group continued its discussion of the sixth conference following the elder’s teaching on the necessity of trials in the spiritual life as a means…
11 years, 9 months ago