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Back to SearchConferences of St. John Cassian: Conference Four on the Desires of the Flesh and Spirit Part III
Season 3 Episode 18
Cassian defines and describes the various states of the soul (carnal, animal and spiritual) and discusses them in relation to lukewarmness in the spi…
12 years, 2 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian: Conference Four on the Desires of the Flesh and Spirit Part II
Season 3 Episode 17
Cassian begins with a rather dense discussion of the nature of the desires of the flesh and the spirit. While rather challenging to follow, the payo…
12 years, 2 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian: Conference Three on Renunciation -Part V and Conference Four on Desires of Flesh and Spirit
Season 3 Episode 16
We continued to discuss the final portions of Conference Three where Cassian seeks to capture the relationship between grace and free will. Synergy …
12 years, 2 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian: Conference Three on Renunciation -Part IV
Season 3 Episode 15
We continue to follow Cassian as he discusses the relationship between grace and free will. God is not only the beginning and end of all things but …
12 years, 2 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian: Conference Three on Renunciation -Part III
Season 3 Episode 14
We continue with Cassian's exposition of the three forms of renunciation and the importance of understanding that simply renouncing attachment to mat…
12 years, 3 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian: Conference Three on Renunciation -Part II
Season 3 Episode 13
After discussing the three sources of one's calling to monastic life or conversion, Cassian moves on to consider three forms of renunciation that lea…
12 years, 3 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian: Conference Three on Renunciation -Part I
Season 3 Episode 12
Cassian takes up the theme of the three sources of one's calling to the monastic life or to conversion (God, the example of others, need) and the thr…
12 years, 3 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian: Conference Two Part V on Discretion
Season 3 Episode 11
A wonderful discussion this evening on the concluding paragraphs of the Conference and in particular on the practice of fasting. Attention is given …
12 years, 3 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian: Conference Two Part IV on Discretion
Season 3 Episode 10
Continuing discussion of the value of the revelation of one's thoughts to an elder and the responsibility of the elder to treat those entrusted to th…
12 years, 4 months ago
Conferences of St. John Cassian: Conference Two Part III on Discretion
Season 3 Episode 9
Discretion and the importance of the revelation of one's thoughts; the graces of the humble recognition of one's sins and the safety it brings in the…
12 years, 4 months ago