Metanoia of Vermont
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Metanoia of VermontMar 29, 2023
Loving Your Enemies, part 2
Loving Your Enemies, part 2
Mark Kutolowski & Robin Junker-Boyce
Original post available at https://www.metanoiavt.com/blog
Loving Your Enemies, part 1
A conversation between Mark Kutolowski and Metanoia board member Pastor Robin Junker-Boyce on Jesus’ teaching of loving our enemies.
Doorways to the Sacred: Upheaval, Rites of Passage, and Birth
Doorways to the Sacred: Upheaval, Rites of Passage, and Birth
by Mark Kutolowski
Original post available at https://www.metanoiavt.com/blog
Almsgiving and Self-giving on the Way of Christ
By Mark Kutolowski
Original post available at https://www.metanoiavt.com/blog
Prayer in a Time of War
Prayer in a Time of War
By Mark Kutolowski
Original post available at https://www.metanoiavt.com/blog
Why Fast?
Why Fast?
Spiritual Benefits and Practical Suggestions for Fasting - an Audio Blog
By Mark Kutolowski
Original post available at https://www.metanoiavt.com/blog
Journeying with Christ
01. Purifying the Heart: What the desert elders can teach us about healing our world – and ourselves
This episode is part of a 10-part series on the kenotic path taught to us by the desert fathers and mothers - the Christian spiritual masters of 3rd to 5th century Egypt, Syria and Palestine. Their system of inner transformation centers on learning to observe the rise, persistence and fall of our thoughts. The desert elders outlined eight destructive ‘thoughts’ – gluttony, lust, greed, dejection, anger, acedia, vainglory, and pride - and taught ways to gain spiritual freedom from their activity in our hearts.
'Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit.’ (John 12:24)
02. The Spirit of Gluttony, or How Noticing Our Thoughts Invites Freedom
This episode is part of a 10-part series on the kenotic path taught to us by the desert fathers and mothers - the Christian spiritual masters of 3rd to 5th century Egypt, Syria and Palestine. Their system of inner transformation centers on learning to observe the rise, persistence and fall of our thoughts. The desert elders outlined eight destructive ‘thoughts’ – gluttony, lust, greed, dejection, anger, acedia, vainglory, and pride - and taught ways to gain spiritual freedom from their activity in our hearts.
'Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit.’ (John 12:24)
03. The Spirit of Lust, or Cultivating Unselfish Love
This episode is part of a 10-part series on the kenotic path taught to us by the desert fathers and mothers - the Christian spiritual masters of 3rd to 5th century Egypt, Syria and Palestine. Their system of inner transformation centers on learning to observe the rise, persistence and fall of our thoughts. The desert elders outlined eight destructive ‘thoughts’ – gluttony, lust, greed, dejection, anger, acedia, vainglory, and pride - and taught ways to gain spiritual freedom from their activity in our hearts.
'Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit.’ (John 12:24)
04. The Spirit of Greed, or the Joy of Invisible Riches
This episode is part of a 10-part series on the kenotic path taught to us by the desert fathers and mothers - the Christian spiritual masters of 3rd to 5th century Egypt, Syria and Palestine. Their system of inner transformation centers on learning to observe the rise, persistence and fall of our thoughts. The desert elders outlined eight destructive ‘thoughts’ – gluttony, lust, greed, dejection, anger, acedia, vainglory, and pride - and taught ways to gain spiritual freedom from their activity in our hearts.
'Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit.’ (John 12:24)
05. The Spirit of Dejection, or the Remembering the Uncreated Light
This episode is part of a 10-part series on the kenotic path taught to us by the desert fathers and mothers - the Christian spiritual masters of 3rd to 5th century Egypt, Syria and Palestine. Their system of inner transformation centers on learning to observe the rise, persistence and fall of our thoughts. The desert elders outlined eight destructive ‘thoughts’ – gluttony, lust, greed, dejection, anger, acedia, vainglory, and pride - and taught ways to gain spiritual freedom from their activity in our hearts.
'Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit.’ (John 12:24)
06. The Spirit of Anger, or Compassion, Forgiveness and Acting from Freedom
This episode is part of a 10-part series on the kenotic path taught to us by the desert fathers and mothers - the Christian spiritual masters of 3rd to 5th century Egypt, Syria and Palestine. Their system of inner transformation centers on learning to observe the rise, persistence and fall of our thoughts. The desert elders outlined eight destructive ‘thoughts’ – gluttony, lust, greed, dejection, anger, acedia, vainglory, and pride - and taught ways to gain spiritual freedom from their activity in our hearts.
'Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit.’ (John 12:24)
07. The Spirit of Acedia, or Staying True to Our Dwelling Place
This episode is part of a 10-part series on the kenotic path taught to us by the desert fathers and mothers - the Christian spiritual masters of 3rd to 5th century Egypt, Syria and Palestine. Their system of inner transformation centers on learning to observe the rise, persistence and fall of our thoughts. The desert elders outlined eight destructive ‘thoughts’ – gluttony, lust, greed, dejection, anger, acedia, vainglory, and pride - and taught ways to gain spiritual freedom from their activity in our hearts.
'Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit.’ (John 12:24)
08. The Spirit of Vainglory, or Unraveling the False Self
This episode is part of a 10-part series on the kenotic path taught to us by the desert fathers and mothers - the Christian spiritual masters of 3rd to 5th century Egypt, Syria and Palestine. Their system of inner transformation centers on learning to observe the rise, persistence and fall of our thoughts. The desert elders outlined eight destructive ‘thoughts’ – gluttony, lust, greed, dejection, anger, acedia, vainglory, and pride - and taught ways to gain spiritual freedom from their activity in our hearts.
'Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit.’ (John 12:24)
09. The Spirit of Pride, or Humility and the Way of Christ
This episode is part of a 10-part series on the kenotic path taught to us by the desert fathers and mothers - the Christian spiritual masters of 3rd to 5th century Egypt, Syria and Palestine. Their system of inner transformation centers on learning to observe the rise, persistence and fall of our thoughts. The desert elders outlined eight destructive ‘thoughts’ – gluttony, lust, greed, dejection, anger, acedia, vainglory, and pride - and taught ways to gain spiritual freedom from their activity in our hearts.
'Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit.’ (John 12:24)
10. From Eight Thoughts to the Vision of God
This episode is part of a 10-part series on the kenotic path taught to us by the desert fathers and mothers - the Christian spiritual masters of 3rd to 5th century Egypt, Syria and Palestine. Their system of inner transformation centers on learning to observe the rise, persistence and fall of our thoughts. The desert elders outlined eight destructive ‘thoughts’ – gluttony, lust, greed, dejection, anger, acedia, vainglory, and pride - and taught ways to gain spiritual freedom from their activity in our hearts.
'Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit.’ (John 12:24)
Fourth Conversation about Spiritual Dimensions of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Toward a Christian Vision of Health: The Throne of the Heart and the Rise of Pseudo-Religion
The Throne of the Heart and the Rise of Pseudo-Religion
Part 4 of 4-Part Series: Spiritual Dimensions of the COVID-19 Pandemic. In these conversations, Mark Kutolowski and Robin Junker-Boyce look at the pandemic’s relationship to fear and the life of the spirit, examine how the pandemic has affected the human soul, especially in connection to how we make meaning and to how we live in relationship with one another, and explore a holistic vision of health and human flourishing that emerges from Christian anthropology
Audio Blog 4 - The Throne of the Heart and the Rise of Pseudo-Religion
Part 4 of a 4-Part Series: Spiritual Dimensions of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Audio from metanoiavt.com/blog
Third Conversation about Spiritual Dimensions of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Toward a Christian Vision of Health
Toward a Christian Vision of Health
Part 3 of 4-Part Series: Spiritual Dimensions of the COVID-19 Pandemic. In these conversations, Mark Kutolowski and Robin Junker-Boyce look at the pandemic’s relationship to fear and the life of the spirit, examine how the pandemic has affected the human soul, especially in connection to how we make meaning and to how we live in relationship with one another, and explore a holistic vision of health and human flourishing that emerges from Christian anthropology
Audio Blog 3 - Toward a Christian Vision of Health
Part 3 of a 4-Part Series: Spiritual Dimensions of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Audio from metanoiavt.com/blog
Second Conversation about Spiritual Dimensions of the COVID 19 Pandemic: Unconditional Love, the False Self, and COVID Narratives
Unconditional Love, the False Self, and COVID Narratives
Part 2 of a 4-Part Series: Spiritual Dimensions of the COVID-19 Pandemic. In these conversations, Mark Kutolowski and Robin Junker-Boyce look at the pandemic’s relationship to fear and the life of the spirit, examine how the pandemic has affected the human soul, especially in connection to how we make meaning and to how we live in relationship with one another, and explore a holistic vision of health and human flourishing that emerges from Christian anthropology.
Audio Blog 2 - Unconditional Love, the False Self, and COVID Narratives
Part 2 of a 4-Part Series: Spiritual Dimensions of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Audio from metanoiavt.com/blog
First Conversation about Spiritual Dimensions of the COVID 19 Pandemic: COVID Upheaval, Fear & The Temptation of Idolatry
COVID Upheaval, Fear & The Temptation of Idolatry
In these conversations, Mark Kutolowski and Robin Junker-Boyce look at the pandemic’s relationship to fear and the life of the spirit, examine how the pandemic has affected the human soul, especially in connection to how we make meaning and to how we live in relationship with one another, and explore a holistic vision of health and human flourishing that emerges from Christian anthropology.
Audio Blog 1 - COVID Upheaval, Fear & The Temptation of Idolatry
Part 1 of a 4-Part Series: Spiritual Dimensions of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Audio from metanoiavt.com/blog