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The Evergetinos Vol. 2: Hypothesis XXIX, Part VII -Avoid Extremes | Chastity & Spiritual Friendships

Christ is risen! Indeed He is risen! Welcome back to our Evergatinos study (Volume 2) as we continue working through Hypothesis 29 on the struggle with lust, the call to chastity, and the spiritual battle for purity of heart. In this session we slow down and read the Desert Fathers critically and discerningly, especially where their language can reflect a negative anthropology or a fear-based posture toward women. We explore how asceticism can become either medicine or a defense mechanism, and how the Fathers’ intensity—though sometimes extreme—still teaches us about the preciousness of virtue, the need for watchfulness, and avoiding near occasions of sin. We also discuss: Desire for union and communion as rooted in our creation in God’s image How temptations often arrive through “reasonable” pretexts Why modern Christians need a workable form of simplicity, silence, Scripture, and prayer The difference between protecting virtue vs. losing charity How religious life navigates attachments, family ties, and even “innocent” spiritual attractions How to understand holy spiritual friendships (Teresa of Avila & John of the Cross, Francis de Sales & Jane de Chantal, etc.) without turning saints into “plaster statues” The importance of loving virtue—not just “avoiding sin” 📖 Text: The Evergetinos, Volume 2 (page 230; items 4–8) 🙏 Please pray for the faithful departed mentioned, and for the Church. 00:00 – Paschal greeting & returning to the Evergatinos study 02:10 – How to read the Fathers critically (discernment & gaps in context) 03:38 – Negative anthropology and fear-based projections 05:59 – Virtue as treasure: learning to love virtue, not merely avoid sin 07:19 – Evergatinos Vol. 2 p. 230 begins (item #4) 07:28 – “Salt comes from water…”: desire, union, and distorted longing 09:03 – Mother/union/communion: psychology, ego, and spiritual illness 12:54 – Pagan myths and “angelic life” distortions (commentary) 15:04 – Passions: cut off vs. educated/transformed (two tendencies) 16:11 – Item #5: fleeing occasions of sin; going “where there is no woman” 18:07 – Practical application: simplicity, prayer, silence, Scripture, liturgy 20:46 – Modern agitation: news cycle, anxiety, and spiritual distraction 22:57 – Item #6: “pretexts of necessity,” watchfulness, brief encounters 24:57 – Expanding to sins of speech: tailbearing, detraction, unguarded talk 27:34 – Public life example; guarding the heart; formation realities 32:49 – Item #7: monk and sister; family bonds and vocational fidelity 34:14 – St. Charbel story; leaving home; obedience and love purified 39:29 – Gregory of Nyssa & Macrina: grief, faith, and the resurrection hope 41:28 – Item #8: mother at the river; ascetic extremes vs. charity 44:14 – Conversion and family opposition; social pressure & “fanatic” fears 46:49 – Faith culture shift; liturgy, piety, and what fills the void 51:29 – Holy spiritual friendships: how saints remain human and guarded 56:01 – St. Thérèse and the darkness of faith: saints aren’t “plaster” 57:35 – Closing prayer (Our Father) & blessing For more the audio only please visit https://philokalia.podbean.com/e/the-... & to support Fr, who does a lot of podcast here https://www.philokaliaministries.org/ please visit https://patron.podbean.com/fatherdavi... & remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Sensus Fidelium Press - sensusfideliumpress.com Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-b... 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron:   / sensusfidelium   ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.us for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sens... 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sen... 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/se... ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-sup... ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. #Evergatinos #DesertFathers #OrthodoxSpirituality #CatholicSpirituality #Chastity #PurityOfHeart #SpiritualWarfare #Asceticism #PrayerLife #Watchfulness #ChristianVirtue #Patristics #MonasticWisdom #Temptation #SpiritualDirection