“I suggest that, given what we know of the social tensions in Roman Egypt, the presence of an …
“I suggest that, given what we know of the social tensions in Roman Egypt, the presence of an …
Tradition has bestowed on Antony and Pachomius the status of founders of early Egyptian monasticism. They serve as …
To understand the system of Pachomius’ communal monasticism is to understand Pachomius’ spirituality. In the first place Pachomian …
As was pointed out at the beginning of this chapter, the suffering required for spiritual martyrdom may arise …
The blessed virgin S. Agnes was much wise, and well taught, as S. Ambrose witnesses, and wrote her …
Enacted assimilation of the text, points us beyond the mind and heart to consider another dimension of monastic …
I would say that the desert deserves to be called a temple of our God without walls. Since …
A young man desired to renounce and abandon the world, and many times set off to fulfil his …
You desire, then, to be a virgin? Do you know what hardship there is in true virginity that …
Confessors prepared to die for their convictions can hardly be ignored, many have died, most of their names remain quite unfamiliar Listen: …
