This, too, Shall Pass (Season Finale)

00:00 Opening02:50 Fr Symeon's Sermon21:30 Salvation isn't  heaven, or morality, it's illumination28:11 The paranoia born of living in exile37:18 Orthodoxy doesn't do philosophical apologetics, we seek illumination54:10 You can't put an onion dome on The Academy73:29 Closing & housekeeping~~~This, too, Shall Pass (Season Finale) - S7E20~~~This is the end of season 7, in which we have focused almost entirely on the journey on the way of the life of faithfulness being one which requires us to put all ideologies to the side & focus on the inner, spiritual life.~~~Scripture citations for this episode: - Gospel Reading from Sunday January 11    - Matthew 4:12-17 - Wisdom & illumination are spiritual not discursive    - Colossians 1:3-14The Christian Saints Podcast is a joint production of Generative sounds & Paradosis Pavilion. Our hosts are Father Symeon Kees of Iowa City & James John Marks of Chicago.Paradosis Pavilion - https://youtube.com/@paradosispavilion9555https://www.instagram.com/christiansaintspodcasthttps://x.com/podcast_saintshttps://www.facebook.com/christiansaintspodcasthttps://www.threads.net/@christiansaintspodcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.socialIconographic images used by kind permission of Nicholas Papas, who controls distribution rights of these imagesPrints of all of Nick’s work can be found at Saint Demetrius Press - http://www.saintdemetriuspress.comAll music in these episodes is a production of Generative Soundshttps://generativesoundsjjm.bandcamp.comDistribution rights of this episode & all music contained in it are controlled by Generative SoundsCopyright 2021 - 2026