I Wish I Would've Learned this Earlier
May 2, 2026
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as posted by the channelI've spent the past several years trying to immerse myself in the teachings of the Church Fathers. And along the way, one idea has really stood out to me: the Fathers teaching on the passions.
In this video, I explore what the passions are, how this differs from our sense of the word "passion," and what this reveals about the spiritual life.
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Rowan Williams, Passions of the Soul
Metropolitan Hierotheos, Orthodox Psychotherapy
The Philokalia
Sayings of the Desert Fathers
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