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John Cassian & the Desert Fathers

We dealt with Grace & Freewill here. The other thing that may go over people’s heads is the discussion here about Cassian’s relationship to the Desert Fathers. Although John Cassian s… more →

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Life Emerging Out Of What Had Seemed Dead

djeter wrote 2 days ago: The following is adapted from Kathleen Norris’ Acedia & Me, a chronicle of her battle with acedi … more →

Tags: Reflections, Thomas Aquinas, Bertrand Russell, evagrius ponticus, The Praktikos, Kathleen Norris, Acedia & Me, The Institutes, accidie

John Cassian & the Desert Fathers

mjjhoskin wrote 1 week ago: We dealt with Grace & Freewill here. The other thing that may go over people’s heads is t … more →

Tags: Books, Christianity, Classic Christianity, Classics, Monasticism, monks, Patristics, posts that mention ancient stuff, Desert Fathers

(St.) John Cassian: Pt 3, Legacy

mjjhoskin wrote 1 week ago: More important than the controversy surrounding him is John Cassian’s legacy. This legacy can … more →

Tags: Anglicanism, Books, Christianity, Classic Christianity, Classics, Liturgy Christianity, Monasticism, monks, Patristics

Things That Go Over Heads: Grace & Freewill — 1 comment

mjjhoskin wrote 1 week ago: One of my friends commented that my last post went over his head. So, let’s try to sort out t … more →

Tags: Christianity, Classic Christianity, Classics, Patristics, posts that mention ancient stuff, Adam, Ancient Stuff, Augustine of Hippo, Freewill

(St.) John Cassian: Pt 2, Controversy — 2 comments

mjjhoskin wrote 2 weeks ago: Rehabilitating John Cassian I hope my last post made you more interested in this late antique monast … more →

Tags: Books, Christianity, Classic Christianity, Classics, Monasticism, monks, Patristics, posts that mention ancient stuff, Ancient Stuff

(St.) John Cassian: Pt 1, Life — 2 comments

mjjhoskin wrote 2 weeks ago: John Cassian (c. 360-435), whose demonological discourses in Conferences 7 & 8 are the subject o … more →

Tags: Christianity, Classic Christianity, Classics, Monasticism, monks, Patristics, Ancient Stuff, cellia, evagrius ponticus

The High-Strung Life — 1 comment

rhapsodysinger wrote 2 weeks ago: It is said that the most blessed evangelist John, when he was gently stroking a partridge with his … more →

Tags: Christian, daily readings, Love, Peace, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Religion, romanticism

It is Corpus Christi, after all

mjjhoskin wrote 1 month ago: I have a habit of being drawn to Eucharistic passages. So here’s one I found today, from John … more →

Tags: Classic Christianity, monks, Patristics, Ancient Stuff, Holy Communion, Sacraments

Good Work

thecompleatbenedictine wrote 1 month ago: In early Christianity there was no distinction between private and public prayer…not at least in the … more →

Tags: Basil, Evagruis, good work, RB Ch. 20, RB Ch. 52, Work

Discovering Frugality Of Spirit

thecompleatbenedictine wrote 2 months ago: And so the question arose: What was I to really expect out of my life as a Christian? In the broades … more →

Tags: Prayer, Fasting, Food

Church Fathers on the Psalms

Richard wrote 2 months ago: Two really interesting looking commentaries on the Psalms are Psalms 1-50 and Psalms 51-150 in the A … more →

Tags: Early Church / Fathers, Psalter, Commentary, Psalms, Athanasius, Augustine, Church Fathers, Hippolytus, ORIGEN

Touching Christ's Body

Macrina wrote 3 months ago: Thomas, when he touched the flesh, believed that he had touched God, saying, “My Lord and my G … more →

Tags: Easter, Eucharist, Cyril of Alexandria

Beginnings

thecompleatbenedictine wrote 3 months ago: II. Before anything else I think that we ought to touch upon how the great perseverance and humility … more →

Tags: Prayer, Renunciation, Silence, church, Beginnings, shaped, Love, Ps. 130/131