This episode concludes our discussion of the Ladder of Divine Ascent. St. John has given us his gift. Let us make use of it!

The Saints became what they are when they climbed the Spiritual Ladder. Since they have left their ladders propped up, doesn't it make good sense to start the climb ourselves?

Prayer is a mystery. This does not mean that it cannot be understood, to a degree. It means that it is much bigger than we know and that it can transform us. Fr. M gives a beginners take on a discipline he hopes you will take up.

Holy Solitude, once again, not a virtue accessible only to monastics, offers those who practice it a chance to listen to God Himself. This endeavor, however, cannot be successful unless it is done under guidance.

Many people today are jaded and untrusting. This is a misappropriation of energy that should be focused in. Discernment enables us to know if our thoughts are good or evil. However, we don't automatically have discernment. It is a result of spiritual formation experienced in the Ascetical life.

Fr. Methodius shows how the virtues are not tangential to our salvation, but instrumental. Salvation is made available to us through the work of Christ, but unless we accept it we never benefit from it. We accept it by keeping His commandments which is one way of saying acquiring virtue.

If there are three queen passions, the three virtues presented in this talk present a formidable weapon against them. Learn how meekness paves the way for progress in virtues.

Pride includes thinking too highly of oneself but this does not exhaust its meaning. Learn how pride not only causes problems but resists healing as well.

This episode may help you to understand why you are so messed up. Vainglory has you convinced that you are worthy of praise. This is why you love those who praise you and hate those who don't. And this is the cause of all your problems.

People are really weak these days. What psychological tyranny are they under though? The fathers say that pride and vainglory cause this impishness.