A Word from the Holy Fathers

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Reflections on Orthodoxy in its Patristic and Monastic Heritage

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    Thanks for keeping these beautiful reflections available
    Thanks for keeping these beautiful reflections available
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    Excellent
    This is an amazing and excellent podcast, with beautiful sayings from orthodox fathers and commentary by a very learned Christian.
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    Great intro for non-Orthodox
    I was not raised Orthodox but have been turning to early church writings more and more for insight. These lessons not only familiarize me with the church fathers, but challenge my spirit.
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    Thought provoking lessons
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    Food for my soul
    I have been listening to these podcasts daily and am amazed and blessed by them. First because of the depth and breadth of Fr Matthew's knowledge of the holy fathers. But also for the way each day seems to hold a special lesson for me pertaining to that very day. These podcasts must have been made with much prayer.
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    Compact, scholarly and inspired
    It takes an impressively thorough knowledge of any subject to be able to be both so informative and engaging. I am deeply grateful that at least our Orthodox siblings are not only remembering the desert fathers and (not quite enough) mothers but making them part of their living practice. Excellent podcast. It's really too bad that new podcasts are becoming very infrequent. I hope Prof S will start doing more of them or anything else he'd care to teach. He's got at least one dedicated student!
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    Wrong category
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