Modern life is like a desert—a parched and barren expanse where the soul thirsts for the living water Jesus promised at the well. Amid the ceaseless distractions and allurements of materialism, God can seem absent. As the Desert Fathers of old fled the noise of the world to seek God in silence, we too have been been called into the desert. Guided by Bishop Erik Varden, this year-long series—beginning January 1, 2025—invites listeners to encounter the profound wisdom of the Desert Fathers. Dr ...
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A casual reflection on the lives and sayings of the desert fathers.
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Bonus Roundtable: Peace (Desert Fathers in a Year)
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40:42Jamie, Doyle, Adam, and Jared from the Exodus 90 team meet to discuss Bishop Varden's reflection on Episode 10: Peace. Each week, we'll meet to discuss Bishop Varden's reflection and what practical takeaways we can glean from it and apply to our lives. New Roundtable Discussions will be published every Thursday. We owe a special thanks to our partn…
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🏜️ Welcome to Desert Fathers in a Year, Episode 10: Peace Please visit DesertFathers.com to subscribe to our email newsletter and to download a free PDF of Athanasius's Life of Antony. Modern life is like a desert, parched for the life-giving water that Jesus promised to the woman at the well. The Desert Fathers offer timeless insights for our grow…
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Bonus Roundtable: Singing with the Angels (Desert Fathers in a Year)
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54:49Jamie, Doyle, Adam, and Jared from the Exodus 90 team meet to discuss Bishop Varden's reflection on Episode 9: Singing with the Angels. Each week, we'll meet to discuss Bishop Varden's reflection and what practical takeaways we can glean from it and apply to our lives. New Roundtable Discussions will be published every Thursday. We owe a special th…
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🏜️ Welcome to Desert Fathers in a Year, Episode 9: Singing with the Angels? Please visit DesertFathers.com to subscribe to our email newsletter and to download a free PDF of Athanasius's Life of Antony. Modern life is like a desert, parched for the life-giving water that Jesus promised to the woman at the well. The Desert Fathers offer timeless ins…
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Bonus Roundtable: What Defines a Christian (Desert Fathers in a Year)
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48:09Jamie, Doyle, Adam, and Jared from the Exodus 90 team meet to discuss Bishop Varden's reflection on Episode 8: What Defines a Christian. Each week, we'll meet to discuss Bishop Varden's reflection and what practical takeaways we can glean from it and apply to our lives. New Roundtable Discussions will be published every Thursday. We owe a special t…
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Episode 8: What Defines a Christian?
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13:23🏜️ Welcome to Desert Fathers in a Year, Episode 8: What Defines a Christian? Please visit DesertFathers.com to subscribe to our email newsletter and to download a free PDF of Athanasius's Life of Antony. Modern life is like a desert, parched for the life-giving water that Jesus promised to the woman at the well. The Desert Fathers offer timeless in…
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Bonus Roundtable: Take Up Your Cross (Desert Fathers in a Year)
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46:53Jamie, Doyle, Adam, and Jared from the Exodus 90 team meet to discuss Bishop Varden's reflection on Episode 7: Take Up Your Cross. Each week, we'll meet to discuss Bishop Varden's reflection and what practical takeaways we can glean from it and apply to our lives. New Roundtable Discussions will be published every Thursday. We owe a special thanks …
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🏜️ Welcome to Desert Fathers in a Year, Episode 7: Take Up Your Cross. Please visit DesertFathers.com to subscribe to our email newsletter and to download a free PDF of Athanasius's Life of Antony. Modern life is like a desert, parched for the life-giving water that Jesus promised to the woman at the well. The Desert Fathers offer timeless insights…
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Bonus Roundtable: Pursuit of Perfection (Desert Fathers in a Year)
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42:23Jamie, Doyle, Adam, and Jared from the team at Exodus 90 meet to discuss Bishop Varden's reflection on the pursuit of perfection. Each week, we'll meet discuss Bishop Varden's reflection and what practical takeaways we can glean from it and apply to our lives. New Roundtable Discussions will be published every Thursday. We owe a special thanks to o…
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🏜️ Welcome to Desert Fathers in a Year, Episode 6: Pursuit of Perfection Please visit DesertFathers.com to subscribe to our email newsletter and to download a free PDF of Athanasius's Life of Antony. Modern life is like a desert, parched for the life-giving water that Jesus promised to the woman at the well. The Desert Fathers offer timeless insigh…
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🏜️ Welcome to Desert Fathers in a Year, Episode 5: Question & Answer with Bishop Varden Please visit DesertFathers.com to subscribe to our email newsletter and to download a free PDF of Athanasius's Life of Antony. Modern life is like a desert, parched for the life-giving water that Jesus promised to the woman at the well. The Desert Fathers offer …
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Bonus Roundtable: Antony - A Strength to Others (Desert Fathers in a Year)
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50:48Jamie, Doyle, Adam, and Jared from the team at Exodus 90 meet to discuss Bishop Varden's reflection on Antony's solitude in the desert transformed him into a man for others. Each week, we'll meet discuss Bishop Varden's reflection and what practical takeaways we can glean from it and apply to our lives. New Roundtable Discussions will be published …
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Episode 4: Antony - A Strength to Others
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11:34🏜️ Welcome to Desert Fathers in a Year, Episode 4: Antony - A Strength to Others Please visit DesertFathers.com to subscribe to our email newsletter and to download a free PDF of Athanasius's Life of Antony. Modern life is like a desert, parched for the life-giving water that Jesus promised to the woman at the well. The Desert Fathers offer timeles…
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Bonus Roundtable: Become Who You Are (Desert Fathers in a Year)
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55:55Jamie, Doyle, Adam, and Jared from the team at Exodus 90 meet to discuss Bishop Varden's reflection on the effects that Antony's asceticism had on his life and nature. Each week, we'll meet discuss Bishop Varden's reflection and what practical takeaways we can glean from it and apply to our lives. New Roundtable Discussions will be published every …
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🏜️ Welcome to Desert Fathers in a Year, Episode 3, Become Who You Are. Please visit DesertFathers.com to subscribe to our email newsletter and to download a free PDF of Athanasius's Life of Antony. Modern life is like a desert, parched for the life-giving water that Jesus promised to the woman at the well. The Desert Fathers offer timeless insights…
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Bonus Roundtable: Facing Antony's Temptations (Desert Fathers in a Year)
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54:18Jamie, Doyle, Adam, and Jared from the team at Exodus 90 meet to discuss Bishop Varden's reflection on Antony's temptations. Each week, we'll meet discuss Bishop Varden's reflection and what practical takeaways we can glean from it and apply to our lives. New Roundtable Discussions will be published every Thursday. We owe a special thanks to our pa…
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Episode 2: Facing Antony's Temptations
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12:44Welcome to Desert Fathers in a Year, Episode 2, Facing Antony's Temptations. Visit DesertFathers.com to subscribe to our email newsletter and to download a free PDF of Athanasius's Life of Antony. Modern life is like a desert, parched for the life-giving water that Jesus promised to the woman at the well. The Desert Fathers offer timeless insights …
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Bonus Roundtable: Changed by the Life of Antony (Desert Fathers in a Year)
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1:00:35Welcome to our first Bonus Roundtable of Desert Fathers in a Year! Meet Jamie, Doyle, Adam, and Jared from the team at Exodus 90. Each week, we'll meet discuss Bishop Varden's reflection and what practical takeaways we can glean from it and apply to our lives. The group will host a Roundtable Discussion each week of 2025. Modern life is like a dese…
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Episode 1: Changed by the Life of Antony - Desert Fathers in a Year (with Bishop Erik Varden)
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12:50Welcome to Desert Fathers in a Year, Episode 1, Changed by the Life of Antony. Modern life is like a desert, parched for the life-giving water that Jesus promised to the woman at the well. The Desert Fathers offer timeless insights for our growth in self-knowledge, charity, and holiness. At the start of every New Year, many of us will make resoluti…
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TRAILER: Desert Fathers in a Year with Bishop Erik Varden | Exodus 90
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7:35Desert Fathers in a Year, Episode 1, will go live on January 1, 2025. Visit DesertFathers.com to learn more. Modern life is like a desert, parched for the life-giving water that Jesus promised to woman at the well. The Desert Fathers offer timeless insights for our growth in self-knowledge, charity, and holiness. Meet Jamie Baxter and Bishop Erik V…
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What is seen as honorable by God? Guest reader! Temptation and obedience are both... good?بقلم Fr. Anthony Sciarappa
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Take a chance on the Spirit. You **ackchyually** only need Jesus.بقلم Fr. Anthony Sciarappa
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Father Anthony is awake this time. Letting go of the past. Gossip and food.بقلم Fr. Anthony Sciarappa
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1.1 Welcome to the Desert Fathers Podcast
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22:05An intro to the life of St. Antony of the Desert. Taking scripture seriously. Being isolated doesn't mean being far from God.بقلم Fr. Anthony Sciarappa
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