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Letters to a Beginner

  • Letters to a Beginner Introduction

    19 APR 2024 · See why these fourteen letters to a monastic novice have a great deal to teach those of us in the world.
    18m 39s
  • Letters 1

    19 APR 2024 · How does a monastic life compare with life in the world? What differences and similarities are there that Christians should be aware of? Join Fr. M. here to find out.
    26m 40s
  • Letters 2

    19 APR 2024 · What happens when the newness of Orthodoxy wears off? What happens when you come to a new parish and discover that the folks there are, like you, in need of purification? Listen here as Fr. M. offers insights comparing life in a monastery with parish life.
    19m 52s
  • Letters 3

    20 APR 2024 · Listen here and learn how to avoid many of the pitfalls that leave Orthodox Christians bereft of salvation.
    23m 25s
  • Letters 4

    22 APR 2024 · These letters provide the laypeople with the kind of guidance they need but don't know how to find. Join Fr. M as he walks us through monastic instructions attempting to format them for those of us in the world.
    30m 21s
  • Letters 5

    23 APR 2024 · Listen here to the wisdom of the famous Abbess of the Leushino Convent, Thaisia. Fr. Methodius attempts to show how those of us in the world can receive great help from her words.
    23m 1s
  • Letters 6

    23 APR 2024 · How much experience do you have with prayer? Have you ever heard of Mental prayer? Do you know that prayer is both a gift of God and a discipline to be practiced? Fr. Methodius attempts to distill teachings that can take you to next level Orthodoxy.
    26m 1s
  • Letters 7

    29 APR 2024 · This is the final episode and conclusion of "Letters to a Beginner". We learn that the most important thing we can do is to fulfill the promises we make to God. For some of us, our lives were promised not by but for us in Baptism. Nevertheless, even that promise must be kept if we wish to avoid judgment. Fr. Methodius suggests that even parishes can benefit when man's duty before God is emphasized correctly.
    31m 25s

Join Father Methodius as he comments on the Christian life, using these "Letters to a Beginner" as a basis. Though they were written to a novice entering monasticism, the average...

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Join Father Methodius as he comments on the Christian life, using these "Letters to a Beginner" as a basis. Though they were written to a novice entering monasticism, the average layperson can find many valuable instructions here.
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