PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

Conscience, Intention, and the Hidden Truth of Our Deeds “Man looketh on the outward appearance, but God looketh at the heart.” — 1 Kings 16:7 Synopsis of Tonight’s Group on The Evergetinos Volume III Hypothesis V B3 - Hypothesis VII A1-8: The Fathers are extraordinarily subtle here because they know that the human heart is subtle. They refuse the comforting simplicity by which we divide the world into good people and bad people, good deeds and evil deeds, the righteous and t

Taking Every Thought Captive and Bearing One Another Through the Passions “Take every thought captive before it becomes your life.” — Inspired by Abba Isaiah and St. Maximos the Confessor Synopsis of Tonight’s Group on The Evergetinos Volume III Hypothesis IV B-C and Hypothesis V A-B2: The Fathers insist that the spiritual life is decided long before words are spoken or actions are taken. It is decided in the hidden conversation of the heart. Every thought arrives carrying a