LisaColonDeLay – Lisa Colón DeLay | Spiritual Formation and the Way of the Desert Elders

Eps. 237: Hedgehogs, Basilisks, Unicorns, and learning from Medieval teachings

Today is a conversation with Grace Hamman, PhD about her wonderful new book “Ask of Old Paths: Medieval Virtues and Vices for a Whole and Holy Life“

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Get my new book pairs well with Grace’s (The Way of the Desert Elders) here

ARRIVED: Advanced Reader Copies [SSL 344]

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Hello friends,

Today’s audio includes a reading from the NEW BOOK – I got five Advanced Readers Copies sent to me by Broadleaf Books and I’m excited to share a bit with you.

To watch the video version go to youtube.com/@sparkmymuse
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Finding a Buried (emotional) Corpse [SSL 343]

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Nearly healed from nasal surgery, I’m back to talk about emotions I didn’t know I had buried and how they pop up (in all of us).

Don’t forget to get your copy of The Way of the Desert Elders

VIDEO of this podcast can be found on the YouTube Channel here

411 on gluttony and lust

I’m starting a series on the main chapters of my book. We begin with gluttony and lust and learn how the desert elders dealt with these two issues that reared their heads in the desert setting. By understanding their perspective, we can fortify ourselves against the very same obstacles that sometimes foiled them.

You can watch a video version of this at the YouTube Channel

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Why do the Wicked Prosper?

Friends, I’m not okay.

I’ve been struggling with the question: Why do the Wicked prosper?

I have been feeling terrible sorrow and today I’ll be reading the chapter in Psalms that has been keeping me afloat.

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