28: Behold, Your Mother!
The prophecy of St. Simeon the God-receiver involves both Christ and His mother. This episode explores the biblical, liturgical, and theological meaning of the Theotokos becoming the new Eve and her e...
7 Okt 202314min
27: Endure Temptation
Your life, beloved, is a war and temptation precipitates each battle. Saint Theophan the Recluse said it this way: “The arena, the field of battle, the site where the fight actually takes place is ou...
16 Sep 202310min
26: Be Holy
St. Peter teaches that “as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.” 1 Peter 1:15-16 So how does one be Holy? Is that just a pl...
11 Sep 20237min
25: Prayer is the Ultimate Technology
In its ancient understanding, technology (“techne” in Greek) is a form of spiritual knowledge and skill granted to humans by the divine for their empowerment. Although we tend to think of technology a...
18 Juni 202310min
24: Live Simply
A simple life is not about depriving ourselves of earthly joy, comfort, or material possessions. Rather, it is a deliberate choice to reorient our lives toward what truly matters. Simplifying our live...
11 Juni 202310min
23: On Pentecost
Christ reconciled the entire human race through his death, burial, and resurrection, and, like Adam, provided both a body and the blood necessary for His bride, the Church. Pentecost is the recreation...
4 Juni 202311min
22: The Cultivation of Humility
Humility is the preeminent Christian virtue. It is a disposition of the heart and mind, which recognizes one’s true self and one’s complete dependence on God. According to St. Isaac the Syrian, “The s...
28 Maj 202310min
21: Essence, Energies, and the Nature of Reality (Part 3)
We are terrestrial beings, being made from Earth. Therefore we have physical bodies, but we are enlivened with God-breathed souls. Therefore, mankind is made from a unique combination of earth and sp...
22 Maj 20239min
