This past summer, we collaborated with Fr. Dwight Longenecker to offer an online course called “Immortal Combat: A Masterclass on Winning the Spiritual Battle.” It was incredibly gratifying to see so many of you gather for this two-week period, and we want to spread Fr. Dwight’s illuminating ideas and perspectives even further. So, we are excited to announce that we’ll be releasing the recordings of the four classes over the course of the next few weeks on our podcast.

This week’s episode is on “The Heart of Darkness and How It Took Over the World.” During this class, Fr. Dwight introduces the concept of “the sin of the world” as something different than personal sin — it’s the dynamic of a fallen world. We get stuck in the cycles of power, pride, and prejudice, and rivalry, resentment, and revenge. We all fall into these patterns and fail to recognize it when we do. So how can we make spiritual progress and start to confront these cycles, and understand what really means that Jesus died for our sins?

Throughout this session, he talks about:

-The power of myth to reveal truth in our world

-Where the sin of the world actually comes from

-The tragic cycles of power, pride, and prejudice and how they affect

our society

We hope you enjoy listening in on this amazing Masterclass. Tune in next week for the next installment in this course!