Desert Fathers in a Year
Find wisdom to carry you through all of life's deserts with this weekly podcast from Exodus 90. Led by Bishop Varden, a Cistercian monk and the Bishop of Trondheim in Norway, each episode offers timeless insights from the Desert Fathers for our growth in self-knowledge, charity, and holiness. Bishop Varden directs us to what we need most today: the love of Christ that conquers all obstacles. Learn more at: http://hallow.com/dfiy
19 sessions
1PeaceWelcome back to Desert Fathers in a Year. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers in a Year: Ep. 1013 min
2Discussion: Singing with the AngelsJamie, Doyle, Adam, and Jared from the team at Exodus 90 meet to discuss Bishop Varden's reflection. The group will host a Roundtable Discussion each week of 2025. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyBonus Roundtable on Ep. 955 min
3Singing with the AngelsWelcome back to Desert Fathers in a Year. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers in a Year: Ep. 913 min
4Discussion: What Defines a ChristianJamie, Doyle, Adam, and Jared from the team at Exodus 90 meet to discuss Bishop Varden's reflection. The group will host a Roundtable Discussion each week of 2025. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyBonus Roundtable on Ep. 848 min
5What Defines a ChristianWelcome back to Desert Fathers in a Year. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers in a Year: Ep. 813 min
6Discussion: Take Up Your CrossJamie, Doyle, Adam, and Jared from the team at Exodus 90 meet to discuss Bishop Varden's reflection. The group will host a Roundtable Discussion each week of 2025. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyBonus Roundtable on Ep. 747 min
7Take Up Your CrossWelcome back to Desert Fathers in a Year. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers in a Year: Ep. 713 min
8Discussion: Pursuit of PerfectionJamie, Doyle, Adam, and Jared from the team at Exodus 90 meet to discuss Bishop Varden's reflection. The group will host a Roundtable Discussion each week of 2025. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyBonus Roundtable on Ep. 642 min
9Pursuit of PerfectionWelcome back to Desert Fathers in a Year. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers in a Year: Ep. 612 min
10Q&A with Bishop VardenWelcome back to Desert Fathers in a Year. This week, we take a short break from the usual weekly format to hear directly from Jamie and Bishop Varden in dialogue on questions that have been submitted from listeners. hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers in a Year: Ep. 554 min
11Discussion: A Strength to OthersJamie, Doyle, Adam, and Jared from the team at Exodus 90 meet to discuss Bishop Varden's reflection on the fruitfulness of Antony's solitude. The group will host a Roundtable Discussion each week of 2025. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyBonus Roundtable on Ep. 451 min
12Antony - A Strength to OthersWelcome back to Desert Fathers in a Year. In today's passage from Athanasius's Life of Antony, Bishop Varden reflects on an encounter Antony had with a monk who often came to visit him. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers in a Year: Ep. 412 min
13Discussion: Become Who You AreJamie, Doyle, Adam, and Jared from the team at Exodus 90 meet to discuss Bishop Varden's second reflection on the effects that Antony's asceticism had on his life and nature. The group will host a Roundtable Discussion each week of 2025. Learn more at: DesertFathers.comBonus Roundtable on Ep. 356 min
14Become Who You AreWelcome back to Desert Fathers in a Year. In today's passage from Athanasius's Life of Antony, Bishop Varden reflects on the effect that asceticism and prayer can have on us. Far from distorting our nature, holiness makes us wholly who God created us to be. Through his Incarnation, God became a human being so that we may become like God. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers in a Year: Ep. 312 min
15Discussion: Antony's TemptationJamie, Doyle, Adam, and Jared from the team at Exodus 90 meet to discuss Bishop Varden's second reflection on Antony's temptations. Temptation will come for each of us, at one time or another, and we must respond with courage. The group will host a Roundtable Discussion each week of 2025. Learn more at: http://hallow.com/dfiyBonus Roundtable on Ep. 254 min
16Facing Antony's TemptationsWelcome back to Desert Fathers in a Year. Today, Bishop Varden reads a short passage from Athanasius's Life of Antony and reflects on the nature of the devil and his means of temptation. Like St. Antony, we will face temptation as we seek to grow and improve. Let us take courage and respond with hope. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers in a Year: Ep. 213 min
17Discussion: The Life of AntonyJamie, Doyle, Adam, and Jared from the team at Exodus 90 meet to discuss Bishop Varden's first reflection and what practical takeaways we can glean from it and apply to our lives. The group will host a Roundtable Discussion each week of 2025. Learn more at: http://hallow.com/dfiyBonus Roundtable on Ep. 161 min
18Changed by the Life of AntonyWelcome to Desert Fathers in a Year! Today, Bishop Varden reads a short passage from Augustine’s Confessions and offers a reflection on the life of Antony. The first four episodes of DFIY were filmed at the Cistercian abbey of Nový Dvůr in Czechia two hours from Prague. Learn more at: http://hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers in a Year: Ep. 113 min
19Introducing DFIYWelcome to Desert Fathers in a Year by Bishop Erik Varden and Exodus 90. Listen to the introduction of this new weekly podcast, which can become a deep source of spiritual renewal. The first episode launches January 1, 2025. Learn more at: http://hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers in a Year8 min