Fathers of the Desert
DESERT STORIES: THE MIDDLE WAY The monk they called Luke, accompanied by a disciple, crossed a village. An old man approached the Monk and asked the ascetic: “Holy man, how do I approach God? –…
The Desert Fathers Tales During the beginning of the Christian era, the monastery of Sceta, Alexandria became the center of convergence of many people who, after renouncing the life they had, lived in the desert…
THE CITY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE OCEAN A hermit from the monastery of Sceta approached Abbot Theodore: “I know exactly what the purpose of life is, he said. I know what God asks…
More than Praying, but Doing our part The boy crossed the desert, and finally reached the monastery of Sceta. There he asked to attend one of Abbott’s lectures and later receiving the permission to participate.…
Respecting the Limits The monks of Sceta met under the guidance of the abbot Paulus: “We will begin a fast today,” said Father Paulus. And only we will be finished when we are ready to…
Apex and Crisis: Monasticism in a Fundamental Period of the Middle Ages At the end of the Carolingian Empire, with the rise of feudalism, as André Váuchez (1) points out, between the tenth and eleventh…
Behave like the others The Abbe Pastor was walking with a monk of Sceta when they were stopped and invited to eat. The owner of the house, honored by the presence of the monks, was…