The Desert Fathers in a Year | Episode 9: Singing with the Angels
The Desert Fathers in a Year | Episode 9: Singing with the Angels
Welcome to Episode 9 of The Desert Fathers in a Year!
Join Jamie Baxter, founder and CEO of Exodus 90, and Bishop Erik Varden as we continue our journey through the wisdom of the Desert Fathers. This week, we reflect on a striking revelation given to Abba Antony—a lesson that challenges our assumptions about holiness and perfection.
Abba Antony, after years of ascetic struggle in the solitude of the desert, was shown that his equal lived not in isolation, but in the midst of the city: a doctor who gave generously to the poor and daily lifted his heart in worship, singing the Sanctus with the angels. This powerful account reminds us that the pursuit of holiness is not dependent on our circumstances but on the orientation of our hearts.
Too often, we convince ourselves that true spiritual progress is unattainable in the midst of our busy lives. If only our circumstances were different, we tell ourselves, then we could pray more, be more generous, grow in holiness. Yet, the wisdom of the Desert Fathers reminds us that transformation is possible wherever we are—whether in the solitude of the desert or in the demands of daily work.
In this episode:
Discover how holiness is not confined to the desert but can flourish in everyday life.
Learn how detachment and generosity open the way to deeper communion with God.
Reflect on how we, too, are invited to sing with the angels in our own circumstances.
Resources:
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Saint Antony of the Desert, pray for us.
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