Blogs about: Evagrius Ponticus
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Sometimes the criticism is made that the Church Fathers (Origen and Evagrius in particular) are influenced negatively by “Platonism” (whatever the term means to whomever uses it). The Fath… more →
On First Principles
Reading Selections From Fighting the Noonday Devil by R. R. Reno
djeter wrote 2 weeks ago: R. R. Reno teaches theology at Creighton University and is the author of In the Ruins of the Church: … more →
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fathergregory wrote 2 weeks ago: Sometimes the criticism is made that the Church Fathers (Origen and Evagrius in particular) are infl … more →
Tomorrow Night: Martin Luther
mjjhoskin wrote 1 month ago: This Tuesday, we’ll be moving along from the mysticism of Evelyn Underhill to the theology … more →
Can we still believe in demons?
mjjhoskin wrote 1 month ago: I have heard some people say that since we live in a world on the other side of the Enlightenment, i … more →
Demonology and You
mjjhoskin wrote 1 month ago: Nobody believes in the Devil nowadays. That is one of the Devil’s favourite jokes. -Robertson … more →
Christian Meditation in the Fourth Century
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Carl McColman wrote 1 month ago: If there is any monk who wishes to take the measure of some of the more fierce demons so as to gain … more →
The Sign of the Cross
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mjjhoskin wrote 2 months ago: Making the sign of the cross, or simply even having a cross itself, is an ancient Christian practice … more →
The Ascetic Revival Begins Today
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mjjhoskin wrote 2 months ago: My apologies for not warning you. Put down that burger! Lower the Slurpee! Don’t even think … more →
Life Emerging Out Of What Had Seemed Dead
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djeter wrote 4 months ago: The following is adapted from Kathleen Norris’ Acedia & Me, a chronicle of her battle with acedi … more →
John Cassian & the Desert Fathers
mjjhoskin wrote 4 months ago: We dealt with Grace & Freewill here. The other thing that may go over people’s heads is t … more →
(St.) John Cassian: Pt 3, Legacy
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mjjhoskin wrote 4 months ago: More important than the controversy surrounding him is John Cassian’s legacy. This legacy can … more →
(St.) John Cassian: Pt 2, Controversy
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mjjhoskin wrote 5 months ago: Rehabilitating John Cassian I hope my last post made you more interested in this late antique monast … more →
(St.) John Cassian: Pt 1, Life
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mjjhoskin wrote 5 months ago: John Cassian (c. 360-435), whose demonological discourses in Conferences 7 & 8 are the subject o … more →
... unceasing thanksgiving ...
fathergregory wrote 1 year ago: But he who is clothed in the purple of afflictions, that is, in perseverance, in the battle line of … more →
... the contemplation of the Holy Trinity ...
fathergregory wrote 1 year ago: Sanctify your soul by the rembrance of Him. Adorn yourself by gazing on Him. Unite yourself with Him … more →
Protology and Eschatology in Evagrius Ponticus
fathergregory wrote 1 year ago: In my Praktikos blog (which has since then undergone radical change) I had written a few words (no l … more →
Acedia...so what?
allisongraff wrote 1 year ago: I remember shopping in a bookstore in Moscow several years back and picking up an English-language b … more →
