PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

Why the Desert Fathers Sought Overthrow, Not Improvement The desert fathers did not wait for time to change them. They waged war against the self. For them, the turning of a year meant nothing. The heart does not repent because the calendar advances. Passions do not loosen their grip at midnight. The old man does not retire politely when a new number appears on the page. The desert strips away this fantasy quickly. Nothing changes unless something dies. What the modern world