Feed on
Posts

Archive for March 2014

Conferences of St. John Cassian: Conference One Part V and Conference Two Part II on Discretion

Posted in Psychoanalysis and Desert Fathers, humility, Revealing Thoughts, discernment, St. John Cassian, Conferences of St. John Cassian, discretion on Mar 27th, 2014 Comments

The Importance of Discretion in the Spiritual Life; Various Titles of Discretion; Necessity to attain and sustain virtue; examples of lack of discretion; Necessity of Humility for Attain Discretion; Importance of the Revelation of one's thoughts to another.

Read Full Post »

Conferences of St. John Cassian: Conference One Part V and Conference Two Part I on Discretion

Posted in discernment, St. John Cassian, Conferences of St. John Cassian, discretion on Mar 20th, 2014 Comments

At the end of the first Conference, Abbot Moses observes that they have passed naturally from purity of heart to a new subject - discretion.   Throughout this conference he will concentrate on the need for discretion, the ways of acquiring and practicing it and the great merit of discretion.  

Read Full Post »

Conferences of St. John Cassian: Conference One Part IV - Goal of the Spiritual life (Purity of Heart)

Posted in Revealing Thoughts, discernment, St. John Cassian, Conferences of St. John Cassian, purity of heart on Mar 13th, 2014 Comments

Responsibility for guarding the heart and for improving the character of our thoughts; sources of thoughts; the skill of discernment; impact of cultural trends of contemporary "spirituality"

Read Full Post »

Conferences of St. John Cassian: Conference One Part III - Goal of the Spiritual life (Purity of Heart)

Posted in Virtue, St. John Cassian, Conferences of St. John Cassian, theoria, contemplation, vice on Mar 6th, 2014 Comments

For just as the kingdom of the devil is gained by the conniving at the vices, so the kingdom of God is possessed in purity of heart and spiritual knowledge by practicing the virtues.

Read Full Post »