THE DESERT FATHERS IN A YEAR - EPISODE 16 - THE MONK AND THE ACTRESS

This episode of 'The Desert Fathers in a Year' meditates with Bishop Erik Varden on a saying of the Desert Fathers about 'holy mourning'. This is not about a state of being constantly miserable and sad. On the contrary, it is about a route to joy. Rather it is the task to take seriously and to mourn what we need to let go of, to mourn our sins and to confront ourselves with traits of our nature that need forgiveness and healing.