{"podcast":{"title":"Philokalia Ministries","slug":"philokalia-ministries-1083501","podcast_index_feed_id":1083501,"rss_url":"https://philokalia.podbean.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://philokalia.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/594245/My_Post_Copy-1acrsu.jpg","author":"Father David Abernethy","episode_count":877,"summary":"Philokalia Ministries is the fruit of 30 years spent at the feet of the Fathers of the Church. Led by Father David Abernethy, a member of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri since 1987, Philokalia (Philo: Love of the Kalia: Beautiful) Ministries exists to re-form hearts and minds according to the mold of the Desert Fathers through the ascetic life, the example of the early Saints, the way of stillness, prayer, and purity of heart, the practice of the Jesus Prayer, and spiritual reading. Those who are involved in Philokalia Ministries - the podcasts, videos, social media posts, spiritual direction and online groups - are exposed to writings that make up the ancient, shared spiritual heritage of East and West: The Ladder of Divine Ascent, Saint Augustine, the Philokalia, the Conferences of Saint John Cassian (a favorite of Saint Philip Neri, the founder of the Oratory), the Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian, and the Evergetinos. In addition to these, more recent authors and writings, which draw deeply from the well of the desert, are read and discussed: Lorenzo Scupoli, Saint Theophan the Recluse, anonymous writings from Mount Athos, the Cloud of Unknowing, Saint John of the…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T06:21:09.072660+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/philokalia-ministries-1083501"},"episode":{"title":"The Evergetinos: Book Three - Chapter II, Part VII","slug":"the-evergetinos-book-three-chapter-ii-part-vii","published_at":"2026-06-11T16:11:37+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/philokalia-ministries-1083501/the-evergetinos-book-three-chapter-ii-part-vii","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/philokalia-ministries-1083501","url":"https://philokalia.podbean.com/e/the-evergetinos-book-three-chapter-ii-part-vii/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ss6t32hwyx5a27t6/E242_20260608Evergetinos_FINAL.mp3","summary":"The Fathers tell us again and again not to judge. We nod our heads. We agree. We repeat the commandment. And then we continue judging. The reason is simple. --- Text of chat during the group: 00:19:25 Fr. Charbel Abernethy: Volume III page 27 paragraph 23 00:29:20 Julie: Sometimes I feel we have to do something in actions not turn first to prayer 00:29:29 Holly Hecker: Judgement is one of the 12 forms of Holy Silence 00:33:58 Holly Hecker: in the book written by fr Basil Nortz, it's the hardest one to detach our dearest possessions - our prescious opinions 00:36:19 Catherine Opie: Apologies I came into the meeting slightly late, can I please request the reference to where we are in the text? 00:36:55 Kate: Page 28, #25 00:37:25 Catherine Opie: Reacted to \"Page 28, #25\" with 🙏 00:37:52 Bob Čihák AZ: P. 28, #26 00:41:07 Danny Moulton: I struggle with this one because it is not a matter of judging after the fact. How the failure to intervene not a case of failing to show love? Would Christ really have remained silent? 00:42:02 John Burmeister: yes, we will be judged for what did not do, also 00:42:16 Julie: This is close to what my question was on, perfect example for me 00:43:40 Maureen Cunningham: No one listens unless they have a heart change 00:44:59 Anna: Once Catherine of Sienna wanted to suffer for her sins and the sins she caused others to commit. Jesus responded to her the way to handle it is repentance in tears. 00:51:04 Bob Čihák AZ: P. 29, #27 00:54:46 Nypaver Clan: A rusk is twice-baked bread or a hard biscuit 00:56:32 Anna: My son soon will send the art to you but was fixing the beard. 00:56:36 Catherine Opie: Father can you please explain the difference between judgement and gentle correction? 00:56:55 Julie: It is such a hidden judgement where I thought it…","meta_description":"The Fathers tell us again and again not to judge. We nod our heads. We agree. We repeat the commandment. And then we continue judging. The reason is simpl…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3584,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/philokalia-ministries-1083501/episodes/the-evergetinos-book-three-chapter-ii-part-vii/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/philokalia-ministries-1083501/the-evergetinos-book-three-chapter-ii-part-vii.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}