Podcasts about zosima

Vineri, Aprilie 4 - ( +) Intrarea Domnului in Ierusalim; Cuviosii Iosif, scriitorul de cantari,Gheorghe de la Maleon, Zosima si Platon

 From The Brothers Karamazov by FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY.From Talks and Homilies of the Elder Zosima-rus-eng parallel text.mp3https://disk.yandex.ru/d/6iYOBJJxewWRtghttps://omdarutv.blogspot.com/2024/09/from-brothers-karamazov-by-fyodor.html

Joi, Aprilie 4 - ( +) Intrarea Domnului in Ierusalim; Cuviosii Iosif, scriitorul de cantari,Gheorghe de la Maleon, Zosima si Platon

Let's meet the brothers: Dmitri- the eldest, impulsive, strong, uneducated, driven by desires Ivan- the middle, the intellectual, preoccupied, gloomy atheist Alyosha- the youngest, kind, thoughtful, brave, spiritually minded Smerdyakov-illegitimate, ungrateful, sneaky, devious (creeper alert) Please join Kate and Sheila discussion about the age-old struggle of good versus evil by looking at the gifted Russian writer, Fyodor Dostoevsky's discordant family found in The Brothers Karamazov! (Translated by the award winning team of Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonskyy) The father, Fyodor, was selfish, crude, neglectful, immoral, and muddleheaded. All his sons were raised by Grigory, his servant. Fyodor quipped, “I'm a buffoon out of shame…I act up because I'm insecure.” Alyosha chose a different path than the others. “I want to live for immortality, and I reject any halfway compromise.” His mentor, Zosima, taught him from God's Word. He also advised the elder Karamazov, “Above all, do not lie to yourself. A man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point where he does not discern any truth either in himself or anywhere around him, and thus falls into disrespect towards himself and others.” Dmitri shares with Alyosha, “Here the devil is struggling with God, and the battlefield is the human heart.” Ivan's words from his famous speech, The Grand Inquisitor, “He (Jesus) came to give His life for them! Instead of taking over men's freedom, you increased it and forever burdened the kingdom of the human soul…by so terrible a burden as freedom of choice.” The action culminates in an unforgettable courtroom scene. Both the prosecutor and the defense attorneys give moving speeches that end with applause. Did Dmitri murder his less than stellar father? If he didn't, who did? Dostoevsky packs a lot into this book. What is the purpose of life? He shows the importance of living a life well and how the life we live affects others. As Alyosha says in closing, “How good life is when you do something good and rightful.” “A crust always looks bigger in another man's hand.” Trust us this book will look big no matter whose hand it is in : ) It is a mammoth read (823 pages) but well worth the effort if you are looking for a challenge. Happy Reading dear listeners! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/recapbookchat/message

We talk about Dimitri and the comparison with Zosima, and conscience as our ability to condemn ourselves as guilty so that we don't rebel against God's judgement. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/creative-retrieval/message

Brothers Karamazov - Zosima - SEAS by Literature as Prophecy

Continuing on Dostoevsky's 1880 novel, we respond to some objections to the Christian arguments that the characters Alyosha and Zosima put forward to respond to Ivan's "Rebellion" and "Grand Inquisitor" arguments. Most of these objections come from the audience Q&A. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get lots of bonus content, including the ad-free, unbroken Citizen Edition of this episode. Sponsors: Secure your Internet and get three extra months free at ExpressVPN.com/PEL. Try The Psychology Podcast with Scott Barry Kaufman.

This episode Dr. Jenkins takes a look at the Life of St. Mary of Egypt with regard to reordering our thoughts and desires, with some side thoughts on The Way of the Pilgrim. As always, notes on this episode can be found at luxchristi.wordpress.com, and information on Doxamoot at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/out-of-the-darkness-one-great-thing-to-love-doxamoot-2023-tickets-602985244097.

This episode Dr. Jenkins takes a look at the Life of St. Mary of Egypt with regard to reordering our thoughts and desires, with some side thoughts on The Way of the Pilgrim. As always, notes on this episode can be found at luxchristi.wordpress.com, and information on Doxamoot at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/out-of-the-darkness-one-great-thing-to-love-doxamoot-2023-tickets-602985244097.

This episode Dr. Jenkins takes a look at the Life of St. Mary of Egypt with regard to reordering our thoughts and desires, with some side thoughts on The Way of the Pilgrim. As always, notes on this episode can be found at luxchristi.wordpress.com, and information on Doxamoot at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/out-of-the-darkness-one-great-thing-to-love-doxamoot-2023-tickets-602985244097.

Un cappello da prete nuovo coi nastrini di seta dà il via oggi a una carrellata irriverente su preti poco in odore in santità. Si parte con un giallo ante litteram di fine Ottocento di Emilio De Marchi, dove un certo don Cirillo viene assassinato, passando per lo starez Zosima di Dostoevsky, per il don Camillo di Guareschi, per padre Ralph e padre Brown, rispettivamente della MuCullogh e di Chesterton, fino ad arrivare ad alcuni curati di campagna e di montagna (Campanile, Bernanos, Mancinelli). Alla fine, dopo avere accennato al disegno di un boa che sta digerendo un elefante, ci si lascia con una strana domanda. Che però allude a un'altra storia.

"Everyone is guilty for everything before everyone”: This week, through the mystery of Father Zosima's life and sermons, Spencer Klavan unfolds Dostoevsky's answer to Ivan, to Nietzsche, and to modern skepticism and scientism. The words of Zosima are at the heart of this sprawling novel, and their wisdom is, if anything, more relevant now than when they were written. -- Public Goods is the one stop shop for sustainable, high quality everyday essentials made from clean ingredients. Receive $15 off your first Public Goods order at https://publicgoods.com/HERETICS. -- Indeed is the hiring partner where you can attract, interview, and hire all in one place. Get a $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post at https://Indeed.com/HERETICS. -- Rocket Money is the new app that helps you identify and stop paying for subscriptions you don't need, want, or simply forgot about. Save thousands of dollars a year: https://rocketmoney.com/heretics. -- Stop throwing your tea into the harbor, and start celebrating America's tea heritage with Gold River Trading Co.'s specialty blends. Get 10% off your order with promo code HERETICS: https://goldriverco.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Luni, Aprilie 4 - Cuviosii Iosif, scriitorul de cantari,Gheorghe de la Maleon, Zosima si Platon

"The Grand Inquisitor" may be the most-discussed passage from The Brothers Karamazov, but the Life, Talks, and Homilies of Father Zosima is almost certainly the thematic center of the whole book, unsexy though it may be. Today Professor Kozlowski talks about that unsexiness, and the unsexiness of Christian theology altogether, along with how Zosima's (and Dostoevsky's) teachings in this book manage to be boring, straightforward, and profound - all at the same time. If you have questions or topic suggestions for Professor Kozlowski, e-mail him at profbkozlowski2@gmail.com To see what else Professor Kozlowski is up to, visit his webpage: https://professorkozlowski.wordpress.com/

November 18, 2021 Readings: 1 Maccabees 2:15-29; Psalm 50:1b-2, 5-6, 14-15; Luke 19:41-44 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111821.cfm 

Duminica, Aprilie 4 - Cuviosii Iosif, scriitorul de cantari,Gheorghe de la Maleon, Zosima si Platon

Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov is a story of patricide, and it centers around the clashes of values and world views of the Karamazov family.

Deacon Jared RSS The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (10:32-45) At that time, Jesus took His twelve Disciples, and began to tell them what was to happen to Him, saying, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn Him to death, and deliver Him to the Gentiles. And they will mock Him, and scourge Him, and spit upon Him, and kill Him; and after three days He will rise.” And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to Him, and said to Him, “Teacher, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire” And Jesus said to them, “What do you want Me to do for you?” And they said to Him, “Grant us to sit, one at Thy right hand and one at Thy left, in Thy glory.” But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?” And they said to Him, “We are able.” And Jesus said to them, “The cup that I drink you will drink; and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized. But to sit at My right hand or at My left is not Mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.” And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John. And Jesus called them to Him and said to them, “You know that those who are supposed to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you; but whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be servant of all. For the Son of man also came not to be served but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” “O Lord and Master of my life, give me not the spirit of sloth, meddling, lust for power and idle talk. But grant unto me, Thy servant, a spirit of integrity, humility, patience and love. Yea, O Lord and King, grant me to see mine own faults and not to condemn my brother or sister. For blessed art Thou unto the ages of ages. Amen.” This is the prayer, attributed to St. Ephrem, that we Orthodox pray all of Lent. And today, on the last Sunday of Lent, we are offered two different stories, both about people who struggled with lust for power and idle talk, and who eventually learned humility and love.Let me begin with the story from our Gospel reading. In today’s reading from St. Mark Jesus tells his disciples, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn Him to death, and deliver Him to the Gentiles. And they will mock Him, and scourge Him, and spit upon Him, and kill Him; and after three days He will rise.” Now, as regularly happened, the disciples hear what they want to hear. Two weeks ago, Jesus began to teach these same things to the disciples, and we heard Peter rebuke his master, unable to accept that Jesus’ path to glory lead through suffering and death.Today we get to hear two disciples make the opposite mistake. James and John hear these same teachings and seem miss the suffering and death part. They hear Jesus claim to be the Son of Man, the promised Messiah, and want to get some special reward for following him all the way. They figure they got in early, they were loyal, and they should end up in a special position. With this in mind, James and John approach Jesus and ask to be seated with him in His glory, “one on Your right hand and the other on Your left.” Interestingly, when Matthew tells this same story, he places their request in the mouth of their mother. St. John Chrysostum suggests that “the request was theirs, and being ashamed, they put forward their mother.” I like this suggestion that James and John kind of knew they shouldn’t be asking this, but went ahead anyway. Or had their mom do it for them.Jesus doesn’t say no right away, but being the good and patient teacher, he responds by asking if they can “drink the cup” that He will drink. This is their test. It’s like he’s asking, “Have you been listening? Have you heard what I’m telling you is just about to happen to me? Do you think you can do that with me?” And they fail this test, saying, “Sure we can, no problem.” The cup of which he speaks, of course, is the cross. It’s not that many days from now when Jesus will pray that his might Father this cup from him. We are told this cup makes “his soul very sorrowful, even unto death.” That which grieves the Son of God, James and John take here very lightly.Jesus doesn’t even really scold them. Maybe the request is just so over the top that Jesus just decides its best to move on. Instead of scolding them for their pride, he in some way consoles them, telling them that they indeed will eventually drink the same cup, but it is not their time yet. “To sit at My right hand or at My left is not Mine to grant,” he says, “but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.” Of course, Jesus’ glory is the cross and the seats on his right and on his left will be taken by a pair of thieves. Neither James nor John are ready to drink of this cup. John will make it close, standing at the foot of the cross; James will flee and hide.Perhaps to assure us that James and John were not alone in their misunderstanding, that all of the disciples were equally foolhardy, Mark tells us that the disciples “began to be greatly displeased with James and John.” So if James and John are displaying lust for power, then here we have a clear display of idle talk among the disciples.It is not a pretty picture that is painted for us in this reading, so thank God the Church has another story to tell us this morning. This is the story of Fr. Zosimas and St. Mary of Egypt, quite simply one of the most compelling stories in the Orthodox Church.The story begins with Fr. Zosimas in a place not completely unlike that of James, John, and the other disciples. Fr. Zosimas has been living the life of a monastic since his youth and he doesn’t hesitate to tell people about it. His biographer, St. Sophronius, tells us that: “Zosimas used to relate how, as soon as he was taken from his mother's breast, he was handed over to the monastery where he went through his training as an ascetic till he reached the age of 53.” He would go around telling people this about himself. And more than that, we are told that, “he began to be tormented with the thought that he was perfect in everything and needed no instruction from anyone, saying to himself mentally, ‘Is there a monk on earth who can be of use to me and show me a kind of asceticism that I have not accomplished? Is there a man to be found in the desert who has surpassed me?’” Notice, his biographer is not telling us that he is accomplished. His biographer is telling us that Fr. Zosimas thinks that he very accomplished. And he spends his time telling people about his accomplishments and thinking to himself about how perfect he is.But an angel is sent to answer his seemingly rhetorical question, and tells him that indeed there is a monastery near the River Jordan where Fr. Zosimas might learn a thing or two. And to his credit, Fr. Zosimas listened to the angel and headed off to find this monastery.It turned out that the monks at this new monastery were indeed “proficient in both action and contemplation” and Fr. Zosima was greatly inspired. When it came time for Lent, he learned the monks of this monastery spent their Lenten season alone in the wilderness. Their rule demanded that they take whatever they felt they might need for the journey and then spend their days alone in the wilderness. They were told that if they even caught sight of one another, they should move to a different part of the country. And then, when they would return, they we banned from talking about their experience. Their struggle was to be judged by God alone and they were not to “please men and fast before the eyes of all.” Fr. Sophronius tells us that it is for this practice that Fr. Zosima was sent to this particular monastery. And see how it so perfectly fit Fr. Zosima’s sins, his own lust for personal glory and idle talk were futile in this situation.And so, it is not suprising that Fr. Zosimas struggles with this rule. We are told that in spite of the specific rule to speak with no one, Fr. Zosimas harbored in his heart a secret desire “of finding some father who might be living there and who might be able to satisfy his thirst and longing.” And so he sets out looking for this ideal teacher. And after 20 days alone in the desert, Fr. Zosimas finds a woman living alone in the desert, old, naked, skin burnt dark. He does not know what to think of her, but when she greets him by name he instantly recognizes her sanctity. He throws himself on the ground and begs for her blessing. He gives her his cloak and the two begin to talk. Fr. Zosima asks St. Mary to tell him her story. But where Fr. Zosima had always been so quick to tell people his life story, St. Mary is humble and resists for quite some time. But she finally relents, and it is then that Fr. Zosimas is granted the spirit of humility.Mary had spent her early life as a true slave to sin. She would labor and beg alms in order to support her sinful lifestyle. On a whim, she fell in with a group of religious pilgrims heading to Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Life Giving Cross. She joined their pilgrimage with the specific intention of leading the pilgrims into sin for her own amusement. When they arrived at their destination, the pilgrims all went to enter the Church of the Holy Cross. It was there a mysterious force refused her entrance. At that moment, when she was told no, she found herself suddenly seized by a desire to see the True Cross. Seeing an icon of the Mother of God hanging outside the Church, she prayed in earnest for the first time in her life. She related to Fr. Zosima: “And so it was I saw the lifegiving Cross. I saw too the Mysteries of God and how the Lord accepts repentance. Throwing myself on the ground, I worshipped that holy earth and kissed it with trembling. Then I came out of the church and went to her who had promised to be my security, to the place where I had sealed my vow. And bending my knees before the Virgin Mother of God, I addressed to her such words as these: ‘O loving Lady, thou hast shown me thy great love for all men. Glory to God Who receives the repentance of sinners through thee. What more can I recollect or say, I who am so sinful? It is time for me, O Lady to fulfill my vow, according to thy witness. Now lead me by the hand along the path of repentance!’” The Virgin Mary had instructed St. Mary to go here and live beyond the Jordan. And here she had stayed for 47 years.As they spent time together St. Mary continued to amaze Fr. Zosimas. She cited scripture even though she had never read it; she floated above the ground as she prayed; she knew the rules of Fr. Zosimas’ monastery even though she had never visited it. Fr. Zosimas considered it a strict rule that he and his fellow monks spent forty days in the wilderness alone; St. Mary had lived alone in this desert for 47 years. As he finally departed, St. Mary made one request. On the following year, would Fr. Zosimas bring her communion? He agrees and does this the following year. And shortly thereafter she dies. When Fr. Zosimas goes to bury her, he does not have tools with him and is unable. A desert lion comes and helps him dig the grave.Fr. Zosimas had lived a life of strict asceticism, but this unlearned lay woman proved herself worthy of becoming his teacher. In many details, St. Mary is described as having returned to the Edenic state. She is living naked in the wilderness, sustaining herself on fruits and herbs. As she leaves after their first meeting, Fr. Zosimas witnesses her speaking directly with the Lord. And when she passes away, it is a lion that comes to dig her grave. Thus, we begin Lent with the story of a man and a woman, Adam and Eve, cast out of a garden because of their pride. And then we end Lent with this story of another man and woman, this time Sts. Zosimas and Mary, showing us the path back to paradise, the path of repentance, repentance that teaches us humility and love.His Eminence Metropolitan JOSEPH has been inspired by the story of St. Mary of Egypt when thinking and writing about how we should deal with the coronavirus outbreak. Two of his recent letters remind us that these monks so long ago separated themselves from the Eucharist for all of Lent, leaving behind a few clergy in the monastery to conduct the services. This is an exact image of what we are doing today, except we are not experienced ascetics. And so we need our crutches – we are praying together on Zoom and on Facebook live. Experienced ascetics might be able to go into the desert and pray for days on end by themselves, but we need the help of the choirs and icons and candles and incense and most of all our communities. I’m really enjoying checking in with everybody in our little community and hearing about all the different services we’ve attended during our weekly Zoom coffee hours.This is a great labor we are being called to take on, but we aren’t the only ones being asked to go above and beyond the call of duty. We are all so grateful for the hard work that our nurses and doctors and other first responders are doing to combat this new and strange foe. And how about the workers at your local carry-out restaurants, grocery stores, hardware stores, pharmacies, and delivery workers. Did any of them know when they signed up that they would one day be serving on the front lines of what is likely the most defining battle of this decade? Please remember to be patient with them, offer them a smile – or maybe a wink or a thumbs up if you’re wearing a mask – and most of all thank them for being there to provide you those essential services.Like Sts. Mary and Zosimas we find ourselves in a desert. You might call it a social desert. And I am so proud of our little community here in Davenport as, like St. Mary, I watch you work to transform this strange new desert into a paradise. Earlier this Lent - it seems like ages ago, now - we helped a local friend pay his bills so that his family’s water would not be shut off on him and his family. This friend has since lost some of his work during this crisis, one of his jobs was at a sit down restaurant that has closed, but when I last checked he repeated his gratitude to you and thinks he is currently is in a good place.We have also raised money to buy water for Humility Homes and Services, who are currently seeing an increased need for their services. Additionally, their work has been made more complicated because they are unable to use their normal facilities with the increased CDC and HUD requirements. This show of love and support from our little community is very welcome in this difficult time.What a wonder it is to see this fruit springing up in this desert! We have always been a community concerned with the care of our neighbors, but to see such an increased fervor from you in this time of increased trial is truly inspiring to me. Your love is actively transforming this desert into a paradise.We are told that after his experience with St. Mary in the desert, Fr. Zosimas returned to the monastery, instituted many of the reforms she had suggested, and is remembered today as St. Zosimas. And St. James and St. John may not have ended up at the right and left hand of Jesus on that terrible day, but they did ultimately follow their Lord. We are told that St. James spread the Gospel as far as Spain before returning home to Jerusalem and his own martyrdom. And St. John went on to write the fourth Gospel and multiple epistles before he was ultimately exiled to die on the island of Patmos.Next week, our Lenten journey will be over and Holy Week will begin. Most of us will be physically standing in our homes, but our hearts will nonetheless arrive along with the other disciples in Bethany, just a couple miles from Jerusalem, at the graveside of our Lord’s beloved friend Lazarus. And with the cry of “Lazarus come forth!” Jesus will show himself to Lord and Master of all, even of Death and Hades. May that same Lord and King grant us the humility, patience, and love we need to survive the coming weeks and months, and most of all to help us not to judge our brothers and sisters, for he alone is blessed unto the ages of ages. Amen.

St Mary of Egypt On the 6th day of the Coptic month of Baramouda we celebrate the life of St Mary of Egypt.She began her life as a young woman who followed the passions of the body, running away from her parents at the age twelve, to the city of Alexandria. There she lived as a harlot for seventeen years, refusing money from the men that she copulated with, instead living by begging and spinning flax.One day, however, she met a group of young men heading toward the sea to sail to Jerusalem for the veneration of the Holy Cross. Mary went along for the ride, seducing the men as they traveled for the fun of it. But when the group reached Jerusalem and actually went towards the church, Mary was prohibited from entering by an unseen force. After three such attempts, she remained outside on the church patio, where she looked up and saw an icon of the Holy Theotokos. She began to weep and prayed with all her might that the Holy Mother might allow her to see the True Cross; afterwards, she promised, she would renounce her worldly desires and go wherever the St Mary may lead her. After this heart-felt conversion at the doors of the church, she fled into the desert to live as an ascetic. She survived for years on only three loaves of bread and thereafter on scarce herbs of the land. For another seventeen years, Mary was tormented by "wild beasts, mad desires and passions." After these years of temptation, however, she overcame them and was led by the Theotokos in all things. Following 47 years in solitude, she met the priest St. Zosima in the desert, who pleaded with her to tell him of her life. She recounted her story with great humility while also demonstrating her gift of clairvoyance; she knew who Zosima was and his life story despite never having met him before. Finally, she asked Zosima to meet her again the following year at sunset on Holy Thursday by the banks of the Jordan. Zosima did exactly this, though he began to doubt his experience as the sun began to go that night. Then Mary appeared on the opposite side of the Jordan; crossing herself, she miraculously walked across the water and met Zosima. When he attempted to bow, she rebuked him, saying that as a priest he was far superior, and furthermore, he was holding the Holy Mysteries. Mary then received communion and walked back across the Jordan after giving Zosima instructions about his monastery and that he should return to where they first met exactly a year later. When he did so, he found Mary's body with a message written on the sand asking him for burial and revealing that she had died immediately after receiving the Holy Mysteries the year before (and thus had been miraculously transported to the spot where she now lay). So Zosima, amazed, began to dig, but soon tired. A lion approached and began to help him, that is, after Zosima had recovered from his fear of the creature. Thus St. Mary of Egypt was buried. Zosima returned to the monastery, told all he had seen, and improved the faults of the monks and abbot there. He died at almost a hundred years old in the same monastery. Lessons from this storyA valuable lesson from this story is the truth that before God all are worthy, all are important and all are His chosen loved ones. Our roads in this life lead us far and wide, but the narrow gate to return is only through our heart’s desire to be with Christ, to serve Christ and to live as Christ.St Mary of Egypt lived naked in the desert wearing only the skin God gave her, nothing else. Hold this truth; you are loved deeply by the Lord Jesus Christ. And what the world will call suffering (the ascetic life of a monk in the harsh conditions of the desert) are in truth freedom to the soul that feeds on the loving kindness of Christ. Ask yourself, what is easier? The constant demands of this life pulling you in every direction at the same time from passion to the next? Or a simple life with Christ serving in His name? St Mary tasted both lives and found the one with Christ the sweeter.PrayerLord, help us see past the vile disguise of this world for what it is, empty and worthless without you. Help us see the importance of a life with you is eternal not temporary as this world is. Open our eyes each day that we may receive your daily bread and forgive us when we fall. Through the prayers of St Mary of Egypt be with us all, amen.

Sambata, Aprilie 4 - Cuviosii Iosif, scriitorul de cantari,Gheorghe de la Maleon, Zosima si Platon

What is a Saint? A Sermon for the Feast of All Saints November 4, 2019Rev. Bingham Powell Who is your favorite saint? Is it St. Mary, Jesus’s mom, with that courage she exemplified by saying “yes” to God’s request that she bear the incarnation of God to the world, the courage to declare God’s prophetic vision, or her courage to stand there at the foot of the cross when most of the other disciples had abandoned Jesus? Or maybe St. Peter is your favorite saint. That saint who didn’t quite seem to get it and yet was made the rock? Or maybe your favorite saint is St. Mary Magdalene, the first witness to the resurrection, the first one who got to proclaim the Good News that Christ had been raised from the dead, the apostle of the apostles? Maybe it’s not a Biblical saint that is your favorite. Perhaps it is one of the later saints, like one of the martyrs, Perpetua and her companions, Ignatius, Lucy, one of those people who gave their life in witness to the transformative power of God in this world. Or maybe your favorite saint is Francis, who so beautifully exemplified love and graciousness and kindness, not to just people but all of creation, who preached to the birds, who once converted a wolf. Do you remember that story? There was a wolf terrorizing a town, so Francis went out and preached the Gospel and got that wolf to stop. He probably read theGospel that we heard today. Maybe your favorite saint is one of the great theological thinkers, like St. Augustine or St. Thomas Aquinas; or perhaps one of the mystics like St. Teresa of Avila, or St. John of the Cross. Or maybe your favorite saint is one of the modern saints, like Oscar Romero, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., or Dorothy Day fighting for justice, fighting to bring about God’s Kingdom into this world. Who is your favorite saint? Maybe it’s none of these famous ones. Perhaps your favorite saint is Aunt Sally or Uncle Joe, grandma, grandpa, mom, dad; someone who put you on their lap and told you Bible stories, or brought you down to church. Maybe they never talked to you about faith, but they are a saint to you because you witnessed the powerful impact that faith had in their life, the silent witness they had when they would wake up on Saturday mornings and serve breakfast to the hungry. Maybe it’s one of the names here on the wall around us, or one of those candles on the altar, someone famous to just a few, or maybe just to you. Who is your favorite saint? More and more over the years, my favorite saint is you. Now you might be thinking, but I’m not dead. St. Paul talks about saints today in the Epistle reading, and when St. Paul uses the word, saint, he is not talking about people who have died. In fact, he starts this letter out by saying, “greeting to all the saints,” because a saint for St. Paul is anyone who follows Christ, or anyone who is trying to follow Christ. By virtue of your baptism you are a saint. Today at the 9:30 service we baptized the newest member of the Body of Christ, a little baby named Reed. In Paul’s way of seeing things, we baptized him as a saint, which is a remarkable thing to say because he hasn’t done anything yet. He was born, but that was more of his mom’s good work. Parents up late at night, that’s sainthood, but what has Reed done? All he has done is been baptized. But that is the most profound thing of all because that baptism is the perfect and most profound symbol of grace. It is nothing of Reed’s own doing. It is God’s grace, that power of the Holy Spirit that came into that moment and made him a saint. It is an important reminder that it is not about us, and that is what Paul gets at in this Epistle to the Ephesians. He is very concerned that they are beginning to trust in their own works, their own power, their own strength, their own doings, their own being. They are beginning to forget they had once set their hope on Christ and are beginning to set their hope on themselves, they are beginning to set their hopes on the principalities of this world. Paul is trying to bring them back to reality: those things are fleeting. If you put your hope in your own strength, I encourage you to spend some time at a hospital or a hospice center. Strength is going to fail you one day. It is all fleeting, our strength, our wealth, the powers of this world. So what Paul is trying to do is to bring them back to that hope that is set on Christ, that rock, that foundation that will never go away, that will be there through it all, that light that shines in the darkness we experience in this life. Paul is trying to bring them back to that reality, and that is pure grace. What the saints are about is not about themselves, but what the saints are about is Christ. Those famous saints did it in a profound way. They are a powerful witness that has lasted generations, but so is Aunt Susie. Even if it was a light lit in a single person, it was important. That’s what the saints do. They point us towards God’s grace, God’s mercy, and God’s love. That is what I see in you with every single passing year, with every single passing day. I see that love that pours out of you as you take care of each other. I see that love that pours out of you when you take care of the stranger and you welcome them. When you feed the hungry, I see that love, that grace, that mercy. It’s not about the work in and of itself, it’s about the God of love and grace and mercy towhich that work points. All of that flows out of your sainthood, for you are saints. There is a section in one of my favorite books, The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky. The elder Zosima is talking a lot, and at one point he gets into this whole thing about the priests who are complaining. Now, we are not going to get into why they are complaining, although he does say they are right. The priests are complaining, and Zosima tries to get them to stop. He has a long, beautiful monologue, and towards the end of it he says that you just need to believe in the people. For when you believe in the people of God you will begin to see God’s holiness, even if you didn’t believe in all that before. It is by the witness of the people of God, it is by your grace and your love and your mercy that God’s holiness becomes a reality in this world. I believed that before I got here, but it has deepened as I have gotten to know you. It has nourished me. It has been a light for me in the darkness of this world. All the famous saints are important, all the names on this wall, all the candles on the altar are important, and they are surrounding us right now, this great cloud of witnesses. But you also are part of that cloud. My fellow saints in Christ, by virtue of your baptism you became a saint, and you lit a light for Christ in this world. Thank you. AMEN

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Zosima Fulwell aka Mama Z brings her vibrant, colourful Filipino food to Manchester in the form of supper clubs, pop ups and residencies.  She's determined to offer Filipino food with a modern twist so it's accessible to all. Sassy, bubbly and experimental, Zosima has a strong sense of vision about creating a modern, authentic brand and is deeply passionate about bringing a bit of her beloved Philippines to the North. If you'd like to find out more about Zosima she's at: @cookingwithmamaz on Instagram @cookinwithmamaz on Twitter cookingwithmamaz on Facebook And her website is cookingwithmamaz.com The Stylist article we mentioned:  'Why Filipino Food is Finally Having a Moment in the UK' And if you'd like to get in touch with me, Katya Willems, you can find me: On Instagram:@easyinstamcr On Twitter: @easyinstamcr On my website: easyinstamcr.com  

Here we are again, after the last Christmas and a well-deserved rest, we return with the fifth season. After this winter break, we thought it was the best to invite close friend to play some records and tell us the story behind them and so it was. Redwan who has been a resident in Madrid since 2011, has worked closely with several media as Geometrika FM, Abysmal, Forward, XXXO, Turntables, Electromagnetic Radio and Clubbingspain. He is currently a member of Trauma, the collective which has brought to Madrid some of the best talents of the most risky techno. You should have read about Trauma before, if not, here you have some artists who have been involved in their events: SHXCXCHCXSH, Cassegrain, Kareem, Stanislav Tolkachev, Talker, Zosima, Codex Empire, Blush Response, SSTROM, Lofthaus, Oake, Domenico Crisci, SØS Gunver Ryberg , Delusions, No Parfum or Sam KDC. As for Redwan, his influences come from Detroit (UR) to Berlin (Basic Channel, Tresor), through Birmingham, but always with the spotlight on the new mutations that techno offers. A really nice technique in the mix that in his own words, "the only premise has been to select some techno at a very low BPM, showing how it can be so mental and deep, and making body and mind dance together." There is no doubt about this. A wise move that Redwan has opened this new season. Welcome and thank so much. More info here, https://soundcloud.com/redwan http://www.traumacollective.com/ http://www.facebook.com/secuencia3radio

Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov, Lynch's Catching the Big Fish, and String Theory might say the same thing about how we're all connected, and how your light has cosmic implications. http://thetarantulalounge.net "White" by Static Love is the theme music. It's licensed under a Creative Commons Licence. Download the pod song for free at https://soundcloud.com/staticlovemusic/white

Warmup dj set de Muted para Trauma #11: OAKE live + Zosima live + Domenico Crisci en la sala Caracol, Madrid

Warmup dj set de Muted para Trauma #11: OAKE live + Zosima live + Domenico Crisci en la sala Caracol, Madrid

Zosima es el responsable del sello austriaco Noiztank, fundado en Viena en 2014. Un sello que encaja a la perfección con la filosofía de Trauma. Techno, riesgo y experimentación, con dejes industriales y mucha oscuridad. Un sello donde han desfilado conocidos de Trauma como Kareem y otros afines como Damaskin, Ontal, Oake o Huren. Una estética muy cuidada y vanguardista hace de sus 12" verdaderas obras de arte. Parte de esa estética es también permanecer en las sombras siendo imposible poder encontrar más información de Zosima o de su sello a parte de lo que se puede encontrar en Discogs. Todo forma parte de un ritual sonoro para focalizar la atención en su producción y edición. Una invitación a sumergirse en su música. Oportunidad que tendremos el próximo sábado 23 de julio en la Sala Siroco para disfrutar por primera vez en España del demoledor directo de Zosima. __T R A C K L I S T 01. Henry Gillett - Migrant [Algebra 2013] 02. Simon Shreeve - A Thousand And One [Downwards 2016] 03. Raime - Stammer [Blackest Ever Black 2016] 04. ENA - Morph [Samurai Horo 2014] 05. Acteurs - I W I [Public Information 2014] 06. Cevdet Erek - Abluka Final [Subtext 2016] 07. JFK & The Grey Wolves - Assassin II [Peripheral Records 2016] 08. Vatican Shadow - Take Vows [Hospital Productions 2016] 09. Kangding Ray - Amber Decay [Raster-Noton 2014] 10. Violet Poison - Osiris Antichrist [Beds of Nails 2013] 11. Muslimgauze - Shishla Nain Royal Bidjar [Staalplaat 1996] 12. JK Flesh - Nothing Is Free [Downwards 2016] 13. Zosima - Untitled [unreleased] 14. Drew McDowall ‎- Deluge Pt. 1 [Ascetic House 2015] 15. Unknown Artist - Open Water (Monic Version) [Oisiris Musik UK 2014] 16. Sturqen - Pertal [KVITNU 2011] ________________________________ www.noiztank.com https://noiztank.bandcamp.com www.facebook.com/zosimamusic @soundcloud.com/noiztank @soundcloud.com/zosima

Zosima es el responsable del sello austriaco Noiztank, fundado en Viena en 2014. Un sello que encaja a la perfección con la filosofía de Trauma. Techno, riesgo y experimentación, con dejes industriales y mucha oscuridad. Un sello donde han desfilado conocidos de Trauma como Kareem y otros afines como Damaskin, Ontal, Oake o Huren. Una estética muy cuidada y vanguardista hace de sus 12" verdaderas obras de arte. Parte de esa estética es también permanecer en las sombras siendo imposible poder encontrar más información de Zosima o de su sello a parte de lo que se puede encontrar en Discogs. Todo forma parte de un ritual sonoro para focalizar la atención en su producción y edición. Una invitación a sumergirse en su música. Oportunidad que tendremos el próximo sábado 23 de julio en la Sala Siroco para disfrutar por primera vez en España del demoledor directo de Zosima. __T R A C K L I S T 01. Henry Gillett - Migrant [Algebra 2013] 02. Simon Shreeve - A Thousand And One [Downwards 2016] 03. Raime - Stammer [Blackest Ever Black 2016] 04. ENA - Morph [Samurai Horo 2014] 05. Acteurs - I W I [Public Information 2014] 06. Cevdet Erek - Abluka Final [Subtext 2016] 07. JFK & The Grey Wolves - Assassin II [Peripheral Records 2016] 08. Vatican Shadow - Take Vows [Hospital Productions 2016] 09. Kangding Ray - Amber Decay [Raster-Noton 2014] 10. Violet Poison - Osiris Antichrist [Beds of Nails 2013] 11. Muslimgauze - Shishla Nain Royal Bidjar [Staalplaat 1996] 12. JK Flesh - Nothing Is Free [Downwards 2016] 13. Zosima - Untitled [unreleased] 14. Drew McDowall ‎- Deluge Pt. 1 [Ascetic House 2015] 15. Unknown Artist - Open Water (Monic Version) [Oisiris Musik UK 2014] 16. Sturqen - Pertal [KVITNU 2011] ________________________________ www.noiztank.com https://noiztank.bandcamp.com www.facebook.com/zosimamusic @soundcloud.com/noiztank @soundcloud.com/zosima

Mantis Radio 197 + Consulate We break the new year into splintered shards with a fantastic guest mix from Consulate. And, new music from Alex Smoke, Kangding Ray, Orphan Swords, thatboytim, OAKE remixing Zosima, and the latest from ARTS. Show playlist available at Darkfloor.

Mantis Radio 197 + Consulate We break the new year into splintered shards with a fantastic guest mix from Consulate. And, new music from Alex Smoke, Kangding Ray, Orphan Swords, thatboytim, OAKE remixing Zosima, and the latest from ARTS. playlist → show archives. support the show → become a patron.

Dr. Rossi takes some pages out of Brothers Karamazov and Dostoyevsky's character Fr. Zosima to help us learn how to live and love.

In his last episode, Dr. Rossi reflected on the character Fr. Zosima from the Fyodor Dostoyevsky novel The Brothers Karamazov. Today he talks about the brothers themselves and the correlation with our own lives.

Dr. Rossi takes some pages out of Brothers Karamazov and Dostoyevsky's character Fr. Zosima to help us learn how to live and love.

In his last episode, Dr. Rossi reflected on the character Fr. Zosima from the Fyodor Dostoyevsky novel The Brothers Karamazov. Today he talks about the brothers themselves and the correlation with our own lives.

In his last episode, Dr. Rossi reflected on the character Fr. Zosima from the Fyodor Dostoyevsky novel The Brothers Karamazov. Today he talks about the brothers themselves and the correlation with our own lives.

Dr. Rossi takes some pages out of Brothers Karamazov and Dostoyevsky's character Fr. Zosima to help us learn how to live and love.

In which we are solipsismal. Join our host Phil and our friend Marc Koenig, Jr., a man of letters, as they wonder and wander through the end of Father Zosima's seemingly endless speech. For those of you who tired of the wise elder Zosima's previous ramblings, take heart: this chapter of his tale sings with secrets and scandal. Some of these secrets are so secret that Marc and Phil feel compelled to whisper them almost inaudibly, an interesting stylistic choice for an audiobook. Along the way, they encounter margin-writing, heart-stabbing, and another tangential and non-revelatory discussion of the nature of Russian duels. It's The Brothers Karamazov and Friends: slightly less offensive than talk radio.