Originally posted on Wisdom of the Ancient Monks: Photo by Tope A. Asokere on Pexels.com Before Anthony of Egypt (c. 251 -356 AD) there were Christian ascetics. Men and women who practiced fasting and poverty in order to improve their trust in God. Then came Anthony and he would be known as Anthony the Great,…

Originally posted on Wisdom of the Ancient Monks: We should keep in mind that there were Desert Fathers and Desert Mothers. It is unfortunate that the human society being how it is did not preserve more sayings from these women of desert. So let us treasure the ones we have. Amma Theodora, the Desert Mother…

Originally posted on Wisdom of the Ancient Monks: Photo by Tope A. Asokere on Pexels.com Before Anthony of Egypt (c. 251 -356 AD) there were Christian ascetics. Men and women who practiced fasting and poverty in order to improve their trust in God. Then came Anthony and he would be known as Anthony the Great,…

Originally posted on Wisdom of the Ancient Monks: Abba Poeman was known among the Desert Fathers as the wise shepherd. This was a play off his name which in Greek actually means ‘shepherd’. He is called wise because he is the most quoted of the ancient Egyptian monks. Over a quarter the surviving sayings are…

Originally posted on Wisdom of the Ancient Monks: We should keep in mind that there were Desert Fathers and Desert Mothers. It is unfortunate that the human society being how it is did not preserve more sayings from these women of desert. So let us treasure the ones we have. Amma Theodora, the Desert Mother…

Originally posted on Wisdom of the Ancient Monks: The brethren came to the Abba Anthony and said to him, “Speak a word; how are we to be saved?” The old man said to them, “You have heard the Scriptures. That should teach you how.” But they said, “We want to hear from you too, Father.”…

Originally posted on Wisdom of the Ancient Monks: Icon from St. Innocent Orthodox Church in Redford, MI by Archpriest Theodore Jurewicz Why bother with these biographies, stories, and sayings of monastic men and women from centuries ago? What can these extreme ascetics have to say to us who live in more sophisticated and modern times?…

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