Best Recurring V Podcasts (2025)

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The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian - Homily II, Part II 1:04:45

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Gratitude is placing ourselves into the hands of God, trusting in His providence and allowing Him to guide us where He wills (without asking us for permission or our understanding His purpose). It is like having a bucket of cold water dumped over our heads. We are suddenly awakened and our whole being is set on edge. We realize in the words of Sain…

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The Evergetinos: Book Two - XXIX, Part VII 58:27

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We see clearly within the struggles of the desert fathers how difficult it can be to avoid extremes in thought and action. We see in them those filled with desire for God and striving for purity of heart; maintaining watchfulness and fostering a hatred of sin. Yet, how is one form and develop a sensitive conscience and awareness of the power of our…

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CFT 47 - Who's Doing a New Thing 1:13:11

10d ago1:13:11

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The Craft Nick Pollack and Eno Sarris talk about pitchers doing something new Nick Pollack | Eno Sarris Producer | Adam Howe Join The Discussion | PL+ and PL ProBy Nick Pollack, Eno Sarris

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The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian - Homily I, Part VII and II, Part I 1:01:55

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After having spoken to us about the importance of being filled with wonder at the love and mercy of God revealed to us in Christ and desiring him above all things, Saint Isaac immediately stresses that what is born from the heart must be real and concrete. It is one thing for us to use beautiful words to speak about Christ and the faith. It is anot…

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The Evergetinos: Book Two - XXIX, Part VI 1:03:54

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Tonight‘s group consisted mostly of a monologue (out of necessity) about how it is that we are to read the Fathers. We have learned over these few years that one must read in a discerning and discriminating fashion, as well as prayerfully. There is great wisdom to be found within the ascetical writings, however, we must understand that the spiritua…

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CFT 46 - Are We Worried? 1:00:16

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The Craft Nick Pollack and Eno Sarris discuss whether or not they are worried about the starts of a few aces in the early goings of 2025. Nick Pollack | Eno Sarris Producer | Adam Howe Join The Discussion | PL+ and PL ProBy Nick Pollack, Eno Sarris

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The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian - Homily I, Part VI 57:46

19d ago57:46

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Saint Isaac the Syrian begins his teaching with a gentle reminder that liberation from material things, that is, our attachment to the things of this world and placing them above God, is a slow process that involves great toil. Yet, this is the common order of things. In our journey, we often have to break loose of the mooring of those things that …

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The Evergetinos: Book Two - XXIX, Part V 1:14:33

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In our ongoing discussions of the Desert Fathers’ writings, especially upon sexual desire and sensuality as a whole, one comes to the realization that we have to read in a discerning fashion. In other words, we cannot be lazy while sitting at the feet of the elders. Their wisdom grew out of experience. However, it was the experience of the desert a…

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CFT 45 - Young Pitchers We Like Most 1:22:08

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The Craft Nick and Eno discuss their favorite young starting pitchers for the 2025 season. Nick Pollack | Eno Sarris Producer | Adam Howe Join The Discussion | PL+ and PL ProBy Nick Pollack, Eno Sarris

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The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian - Homily I, Part V 1:01:38

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As one reads the thoughts of Saint Isaac the Syrian the experience is almost like that of the disciples on the road to Emmaus: “Did our hearts not burn within us?” Isaac speaks to something so deep within the human heart that it ignites the very thing that he sets out to inflame: desire, wonder, awe at the love of God and the mystery of the Divine …

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The Evergetinos: Book Two - XXIX, Part IV 1:14:22

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PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ENCOUNTERED TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE AUDIO IN THE RECORDING OF THIS EPISODE. AS A RESULT, IT DOES SOUND GLITCHY. WE APOLOGIZE. What is unique and distinctive about the Christian identity, perception of reality, and our experience of what it is to be a human being? How do we experience human sexuality and understand how it…

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CFT 44 - Pitches We Can't Wait To Watch 1:10:07

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The Craft Nick and Eno talk about the individual pitches they are most interested in watching during the 2025 season Nick Pollack | Eno Sarris Producer | Adam Howe Join The Discussion | PL+ and PL ProBy Nick Pollack, Eno Sarris

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The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian - Homily I, Part IV 1:01:49

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Again, already in these first paragraphs of Homily One what comes forward most powerfully in Saint Isaac‘s writing is that the ascetic life is driven by love and desire for God. More accurately, one might say that it is the soul’s response to God‘s revelation of His love, mercy and compassion to us in His only begotten Son. Therefore, Isaac can spe…

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The Evergetinos: Book Two - XXIX, Part III 1:06:35

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“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.“ As we read through the stories of the desert fathers and the trials and temptations they experienced in relation to their passions, we began to see with greater clarity how we must cling to God and rely on His grace. No matter how disciplined or virtuous an individual may be the wiles of …

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CFT 43 - Starting Pitcher Bold Predictions 1:11:11

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The Craft Nick Pollack and Eno Sarris give their starting pitcher bold predictions for 2025. Nick Pollack | Eno Sarris Producer | Adam Howe Join The Discussion | PL+ and PL ProBy Nick Pollack, Eno Sarris

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The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian - Homily I, Part III 1:14:51

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Holy inebriation! We are to become drunk with faith. For those inebriated with alcohol there is often a loss of the capacity to think about things or see things clearly. For those inebriated with faith, there is a loss of sight of the things of this world and attraction to them because one’s gaze is fixed upon the Beloved. Love alone draws the soul…

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The Evergetinos: Book Two - XXIX, Part II 56:44

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Fear and hope! These are the two realities that are put before us by the writings of the fathers on the struggle with lust and fornication. They are hard stories to listen to for in them we begin to see the poverty of man and what we are capable of doing not only in our lesser moments, but when we turn away from God in the slightest fashion. Whatev…

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CFT 42 - Our Favorite Spring Starters 1:08:04

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The Craft Nick Pollack and Eno Sarris discuss some of their favorite SP performances from 2025 Spring Training. Nick Pollack | Eno Sarris Producer | Adam Howe Join The Discussion | PL+ and PL ProBy Nick Pollack, Eno Sarris

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CFT 41 - How Pitching Has Changed w/ David Cone 1:05:59

1M ago1:05:59

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The Craft Nick Pollack welcomes Cy Young winner David Cone to talk about how pitching has changed over the past 30 years Nick Pollack | Eno Sarris Producer | Adam Howe Join The Discussion | PL+ and PL ProBy Nick Pollack, David Cone

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CFT 40 - Nick v Eno SP Rankings 1:10:59

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The Craft Nick Pollack and Eno Sarris compare their SP rankings for 2025 Nick Pollack | Eno Sarris Producer | Adam Howe Join The Discussion | PL+ and PL ProBy Nick Pollack, Eno Sarris

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The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian - Homily I, Part II 1:04:09

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How we begin something often determines how it will develop in later stages and the fruit that it will bear. Thus, Saint Isaac tells us, that the beginning of the path of life is our immersion in the word of God and to live in poverty. This is strikingly unlike how other ascetic/mystical writers begin speaking about the discipline of virtue. Isaac …

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The Evergetinos: Book Two - XXIX, Part I 1:01:52

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As we are drawn more deeply into the spiritual warfare of the Desert fathers and learn from their stories of how the demons will provoke a soul and lure it into sin, we begin to see how important it is to put on the mind of Christ; that is, to embrace fully the mindset of the person of faith and the life that we are meant to embody. One of the beau…

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The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian - Homily I, Part I 1:02:39

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It bears saying that we find ourselves upon a privileged path as we begin this new journey with Saint Isaac the Syrian. To have access to his writings and access to such a translation in the West is a recent phenomenon and one not to be taken lightly. Further it is often said that Isaac is the greatest of the Desert Fathers in that through his writ…

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The Evergetinos: Book Two - XXVIII, Part VI 1:00:14

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Once again, we are blessed by the practical counsel of the fathers in regard to the struggle with the passion of lust and fornication. What becomes evident is that the struggle is primarily with the thoughts and how we address them in our lives. The origin of such thoughts may be from ourselves and our own memories, what we experience with our sens…

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CFT 39 - Western Division Sleepers 1:04:19

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The Craft Nick Pollack and Eno Sarris share their 2025 Western Division starting pitcher sleepers Nick Pollack | Eno Sarris Producer | Adam Howe Join The Discussion | PL+ and PL ProBy Nick Pollack, Eno Sarris

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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Appendix "To The Shepherd", Part XI 1:14:03

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We come to the end of this journey with St John Climacus knowing that it is also only the beginning. What joy has come through sitting at the feet of St. John for these few years and to be led along the path that brings us to Christ and the freedom to give ourselves in love and receive love. In these final paragraphs about the qualities and the res…

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The Evergetinos: Book Two - XXVIII, Part V 1:05:36

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Tonight we follow the thought of Saint Isaiah, the Solitary and St. John Cassian on the struggle with the passion of lust and fornication. One things stands out clearly: we must be fully engaged in the formation of the mind and the heart in virtue - for the devil is fully engaged in seeking to provoke us to sin. Therefore, we must guard all of the …

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CFT 38 - Central Division Sleepers 1:13:33

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The Craft Nick Pollack and Eno Sarris share their 2025 Central Division starting pitcher sleepers Nick Pollack | Eno Sarris Producer | Adam Howe Join The Discussion | PL+ and PL ProBy Nick Pollack, Eno Sarris

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CFT 37 - Live From PitchCon '25 55:08

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The Craft Nick Pollack and Eno Sarris record live from PitchCon 2025 Nick Pollack | Eno Sarris Producer | Adam Howe Join The Discussion | PL+ and PL ProBy Nick Pollack, Eno Sarris

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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Appendix "To The Shepherd", Part X 1:07:54

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St. John does not hesitate to speak to us about the beauty and the extraordinary responsibility of the spiritual elder. To find oneself with the care of souls one must take up the work without question. One cannot approach the care of the flock as a hireling. As we have received so we must give. If God has given us the particular gifts to guide oth…

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The Evergetinos: Book Two - XXVIII, Part IV 1:07:40

3M ago1:07:40

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The spiritual life is not lived out in the abstract. Among the fathers, we find a distinct emphasis on praxis; that is, the practice of the faith. We come to know God and to love virtue not through reading but rather through experience. As a defense, often used to hold onto attachments, we make our faith into something that is purely intellectual o…

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CFT 36 - Eastern Division Sleepers 1:06:56

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The Craft Nick Pollack and Eno Sarris share their 2025 starting pitcher sleepers. Nick Pollack | Eno Sarris Producer | Adam Howe Join The Discussion | PL+ and PL ProBy Nick Pollack, Eno Sarris

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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Appendix "To The Shepherd", Part IX 1:01:27

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I was struck this evening not only with the wisdom of St. John’s counsel in regard to the care of souls, but also the beauty of the heart of the Shepherd that emerges as we read through the text. Only a heart that has been conformed to Christ and a life that in every way has become prophetic in the sense of bearing witness to the love, humility, an…

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The Evergetinos: Book Two - XXVIII, Part III 1:02:02

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The struggle with impurity and fornication in our day is so fierce - as well as accepted and embraced by most of the secular culture - that those seeking purity of heart not only have to engage in the ascetic life deeply but also have to embrace a living martyrdom. The fathers understood how powerful our natural desires can be; in particular our se…

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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Appendix "To The Shepherd", Part VIII 1:02:04

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The counsel and the guidance that St. John offers in this letter is unparalleled. His understanding of the role of the spiritual elder and the nature and manner of engaging those in his responsibility is deep and astute, both psychologically and spiritually. Yet what stands out the most in this letter is the dynamic that must exist between the spir…

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The Evergetinos: Book Two - XXVIII, Part II 1:03:05

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We have continued our discussion of the farhers’ writing on fornication and the effects that it has upon the soul. Purity of heart is the foundation of the spiritual life and the immediate goal. We are called to remove every impediment that prevents us from not only receiving the grace of God but from offering him our hearts and our love fully. In …

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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Appendix "To The Shepherd", Part VII 59:26

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The deeper that we go into this letter, the more we begin to see the necessary qualities of an elder. In our society, we often value what seems to be productive. Yet what St. John emphasizes is the heart of the elder. One cannot offer care to another soul unless they have struggled long and hard with their own passions and are able to look at those…

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The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XXVII and XXVIII, Part I 1:12:23

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Once again, my first thought at the end of this group is “Revolution“. When read in the context of all that we have considered from The Evergetinos to date and from St. John Climacus, our entire way of viewing reality is being challenged, overthrown, or illuminated. One begins to see that our capacity as Christians to read and hear the Gospel, let …

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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Appendix "To The Shepherd", Part VI 1:04:38

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One of the reasons that I’ve decided to prolong our study by reading this letter of St. John Climacus is that it speaks to our hearts about not only our interior life, the struggle with the passions and the growth of the virtues, but it also exhorts us - warning us that the care of others in love, our concern for their spiritual well-being trumps a…

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The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XXVI, Part IV 1:02:24

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The human appetites and desires are ever so powerful. This we know from experience. Reflecting upon them through the lens of the ascetic life of the desert fathers shows us the scope and the depth of these realities and how they affect our lives. The spiritual and psychological astuteness of the desert fathers is unparalleled, but we must read thei…

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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Appendix "To The Shepherd", Part V 1:03:11

4M ago1:03:11

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As we read this letter we slowly begin to see that St. John is not presenting his reader with a manual for spiritual direction; that is, specific counsels in regard to practices and disciplines. St. John’s astute psychological observations and his capacity for discernment reveals a heart that has been transformed by love. Contrary to the old adage …

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The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XXVI, Part III 1:06:27

4M ago1:06:27

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After many weeks of reading the hypotheses on fornication and the pursuit of purity of heart, what finally comes into focus is the fruit of the fathers’ experience in the struggle. What they discovered is that discipline, fasting, vigils, etc. are absolutely necessary. Yet these practices are not ends in themselves. They are to be a reflection of o…

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The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XXVI, Part II 1:08:42

4M ago1:08:42

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How do we approach in our own lives the interior struggle for purity of heart, chastity? The battle, as we see in the writings of the fathers can be incredibly fierce. Part of this intense struggle is that that it is the human condition: sexuality and sensuality are part of what it is to be a human being. Furthermore, as we are in a constant state …

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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Appendix "To The Shepherd", Part IV 1:12:20

4M ago1:12:20

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As one moves along through this text, one begins to understand that St. John Climacus is not only addressing elders but all those who have the care of souls. Fundamentally this is every Christian!There is no radical individualism in our faith, nor do we see ourselves disconnected from the sins of others and the burdens they bear. Love, compels us t…

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CFT 35 - Live from MLB Winter Meeting 42:55

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The Craft / Fireside Chat Nick Pollack, Paul Sporer, Eno Sarris, and Lance Brozdowski chat about pitching, live from the MLB Winter Meeting. Paul Sporer | Lance Brozdowski Nick Pollack | Eno Sarris Producer | Adam Howe Join The Discussion | PL+ and PL ProBy Nick Pollack, Eno Sarris, Paul Sporer, Lance Brozdowski

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The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XXV, Part VI and XXVI, Part I 1:06:42

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Once again, we find ourselves in the midst of the laboratory of the desert and watching the Fathers’ struggle with the passions, in particular the passion of fornication or lust. The beauty in this, of course, is that we are placed in the privileged position of seeing their struggle from the inside; dealing with both the passion and also learning h…

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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Appendix "To The Shepherd", Part III 1:10:15

5M ago1:10:15

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Sometimes during a group it is as if a light comes on that illuminates some aspect of life in a magnificent fashion and that speaks to each person in the group whatever their background or station in life. This was true in particular this evening as we continued to discuss St. John’s writing “To the Shepherd” on the responsibilities of a spiritual …

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The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XXV, Part V 1:02:42

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We were taken very deep this evening; not only into our understanding of the passion of lust or fornication, but also deep into the human mind and heart and how they function. The anthropology of the Desert Fathers was astute and profound. Despite residing in the desert, far removed from converse with both men and women, they knew the nature of the…

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The Ladder of Divine Ascent - Appendix "To The Shepherd", Part II 1:09:20

5M ago1:09:20

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We continued our reading and discussion of the treatment and cures that the spiritual father must understand for every malady that afflicts a person in the spiritual life. He must understand not only how to apply them but also the manner they are applied to each individual person with their unique needs. No person is the same and in the spiritual b…

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The Evergetinos: Book Two - Hypothesis XXV, Part IV 1:02:17

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We continued our reflection upon the fathers’ writing on fornication and the passion of lust. What becomes immediately clear is how much they prized this virtue and how important they saw it for the spiritual life as a whole. Purity of heart has always been connected, rightly wrongly, with purity on the level of sensuality. The fact that the father…

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