John of Sinai's guest appearances

John of Sinai

A Word from the Holy Fathers

John Chrysostom

Abba Poemen

Gregory Palamas

Nicholas Cabasilas

Holy Pascha

Abba Dorotheos

St Macarius

Anthony the Great

OwlTail

In this week’s broadcast, Archimandrite Irenei examines several sections from St John’s Ladder to Paradise, read throughout Great Lent and particularly remembered in this Fifth Week, dealing especially with the paradoxes of spiritual life and the mystery of a "joy-creating sorrow."

St. John of Sinai on Sorrow that Produces Joy

Drawn from a remarkable passage from St. John of the Ladder, Archimandrite Irenei examines the crippling effect of spiritual fear on the life of the Christian, and draws from the saint’s guidance the help towards overcoming it with a trustful love in the power of God.

St John of Sinai: “Let Us Charge Into the Fight With Joy and Love”

In this week's broadcast, Fr Matthew examines several sections from St John's Ladder to Paradise, read throughout Great Lent and particularly remembered in this Fifth Week, dealing especially with the paradoxes of spiritual life and the mystery of a "joy-creating sorrow."