Praying In The Rain
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Sinopsis
Reflections on the Inner Life from Canada's Pacific Coast - Fr. Michael Gillis reflects on the inner life of Orthodox Christians. Drawing on the wisdom of both ancient and contemporary Church Fathers, Fr. Michael ponders the struggles, the ironies, and the disciplines of the spiritual life.
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How Not to Speak About Spiritual Things
30/12/2014 Duración: 02minFr. Michael shares from St. Isaac the Syrian, "How one speaks of spiritual things is perhaps more important than the very spiritual matters themselves."
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A Charismatic Takes Up Her Cross
23/12/2014 Duración: 15minFr. Michael shares his reflections from Abbess Thaisia: An Autobiography. Visit his blog.
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We Have a Little Garden
16/12/2014 Duración: 11minFr. Michael shares about lessons learned from a poem by author Beatrix Potter and why he doesn't have a bucket list.
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The Three Degrees of Knowledge: An Exploration of Theosis in the Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian
09/12/2014 Duración: 17minFr. Michael concludes his reflections from his presentation on Theosis at the Orthodox Institute, held last month at Antiochian Village. This is Part 6. Here is a link to the written text of his presentation: holynativity.blogspot.com/2014/11/st-isaacs-three-degrees-of-knowledge.html.
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The Three Degrees of Knowledge: An Exploration of Theosis in the Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian
02/12/2014 Duración: 18minFr. Michael shares reflections from his presentation on Theosis at the Orthodox Institute, held last month at Antiochian Village. This is Part 5.
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The Three Degrees of Knowledge: An Exploration of Theosis in the Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian
25/11/2014 Duración: 14minFr. Michael shares reflections from his presentation on Theosis at the Orthodox Institute, held earlier this month at Antiochian Village. This is Part 4.
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The Three Degrees of Knowledge: An Exploration of Theosis in the Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian
18/11/2014 Duración: 15minFr. Michael shares reflections from his presentation on Theosis at the Orthodox Institute, held earlier this month at Antiochian Village. This is Part 3.
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The Three Degrees of Knowledge: An Exploration of Theosis in the Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian
12/11/2014 Duración: 17minFr. Michael shares reflections from his presentation on Theosis at the Orthodox Institute, held earlier this month at Antiochian Village. This is Part 2.
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The Three Degrees of Knowledge: An Exploration of Theosis in the Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian
04/11/2014 Duración: 16minFr. Michael shares reflections from his presentation on Theosis at the Orthodox Institute, held this past weekend at Antiochian Village. This is Part 1.
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Finding a Spiritual Father
28/10/2014 Duración: 19minFr. Michael shares important things to think about in the quest for a spiritual father or mother.
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On Rowing Boats and Farming Souls
14/10/2014 Duración: 13minFr. Michael talks about the changeability of our bodies in our endeavor to live in holiness. "We may be a mess, but we are God's mess, and He loves us."
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Growing Up in God
07/10/2014 Duración: 18minFr. Michael talks about the transition from fearing God to loving God.
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Lukewarm Christians
30/09/2014 Duración: 10minFr. Michael follows up last week's podcast ("Error to the Right") with a discussion about the warning to the Laodicean Christians to not be lukewarm (Revelation 3). "We are all sick, blind, naked, wretched, but it's only the lukewarm who don't think they are."
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Error to the Right
23/09/2014 Duración: 14minFr. Michael talks about the sin of becoming "too righteous."
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Advice Concerning Distracting Thoughts in Prayer
16/09/2014 Duración: 12minFr. Michael shares an article by Abbess Victoria of St. Barbara's Monastery (Santa Paula, California) on ways to handle worries and distractions while praying.
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Camp, Berries, and Thorns
09/09/2014 Duración: 10minFr. Michael shares about his experience with the first ever Antiochian Orthodox youth camp in western Canada.
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What Does God Look Like?
02/09/2014 Duración: 10minFr. Michael answers the familiar question, "If God is real, why isn't it obvious to everyone?"
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Like Jonah in the Whale
26/08/2014 Duración: 11minFr. Michael shares a quote and reflections from Jim Forest's book, Living with Wisdom: A Life of Thomas Merton, "I find myself traveling to my destiny in the belly of a paradox."
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Coming to Confession
19/08/2014 Duración: 09minFr. Michael talks about getting beyond "scribbling down lists of mistakes" to "allowing your reflection on your sins to break your heart" in preparing for the sacrament of Confession.
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Surviving the Summer
12/08/2014 Duración: 08minFr. Michael compares the weather of Canada's Pacific Coast to spiritual life.