The Forgotten Way

Passion 202 Slackness

Slackness is listlessness and laziness.

Passion 201 Uselessness

Uselessness is failing to fulfill your duties according to God's will.

Passion 200 Drunkenness

Drunkenness is the state of being intoxicated by excessive alcohol consumption.

Passion 199 Heavy Drinking

Heavy drinking is consuming excessive alcohol.

Passion 198 Fantasy

Fantasy is the appearance of something that does not exist in reality. 

Saturday Afternoon at St. John's Skete- Fanning the Fragile Flame of Zeal

Zeal and fire can be extinguished by adding too much too soon. 

Passion 197 Excessive sleep

Excessive sleep is indulging our body with more rest than is good for our soul.

Passion 196 Drowsiness of Soul

Drowsiness of soul is a lack of watchful attentiveness to the thoughts that try to enter into our heart.

Passion 195 Dull-wittedness

Dull-wittedness is being mentally slow. It is a lack of keenness in our understanding. 

Passion 194 Disobedience part 2

Obedience is not achieved through coercion but by growth in sanctity.  

Passion 194 Disobedience part 1

Disobedience is the refusal to follow a command from a lawful authority.

Passion 193 Frivolity

Frivolity is a lack of serious. Frivolity is a waste of time in silliness and lightheartedness.

Passion 192 Impassionedness

Impassionedness is being tied to the habits that keep us from purity of heart.

Passion 191 Attraction to What is Fleeting

Attraction to what is fleeting is being preoccupied with the passing and temporal concerns of the world.

St. Anne Women's Group at St. Nicholas Parish- Friends of Anger

Anger often comes along with a bad friend that makes our anger feel justified. 

Saturday Afternoon at St. John's Skete- Burned at the End

The spiritual struggle lasts until we are in the coffin. 

Passion 190 Mental Blindness

Mental blindness is spiritual ignorance and darkness.

Passion 189 Obtuseness

Obtuseness is lacking a sharpness and quickness of the mind. It is a soul that is becoming insensible. 

Passion 188 Obfuscation of Thoughts

Obfuscation of thoughts is to have disorganized thoughts that are unclear and confused. 

Passion 187 Impudence

Impudence is having a rude boldness and disregard for others. 

Passion 186 Shamelessness

Shamelessness is being insensitive to disgrace and embarrassment caused by our sin.  

Passion 185 Harshness (#2)

Harshness is the impatience with the faults, imperfections, and limitations with our neighbor and is shown in our abruptness of manner and speech towards them.

St. Anne Women's Group at St. Nicholas Parish- Material Concerns

What are the worldly cares you have refused to set aside. 

Saturday Afternoon at St. John's Skete- Is the Fire Really Out?

The flames of the passions can flare up long after we thought the fire of sin was out.

Passion 184 Covenant breaking

Covenant breaking is to violate a solemn vow. 

Passion 183 Implacability

Implacability is having strong opinions or feelings that are difficult to change.

Passion 182 Heartlessness

Heartlessness is showing a lack of sympathy or consideration for our neighbor. 

Passion 181 Throttle

To throttle is to choke or strangle. 

Passion 180 Hanging

Hanging is the act of suspending a person by the neck resulting in asphyxiation. 

St. George Men's Group at St. Nicholas Parish- Remembrance of death

Remembering your death is more important in choosing a spouse than most people consider. 

Passion 179 Making sport of others

Making sport of others is to ridicule, insult, and laugh at our neighbor's for enjoyment.

Passion 178 Flogging

Flogging is to beat with a whip or a rod; it is to scourge. 

Passion 177 Disdain Of One's Neighbor

Disdain of one's neighbor is the feeling that someone is unworthy of consideration or respect.

Saturday Afternoon at St. John's Skete- The Curse of the Salami

St. Isaac the Syrian says, "For a man can never complete the work of repentance."  

Passion 176 Betwitchment

Bewitchment is casting a magic spell or curse on someone. 

Passion 175 Oppression

Oppression is being weighed down in body, mind, or soul.

Passion 174 Exploitation

Exploitation is the unfair use of someone to gain a benefit.

Passion 173 Derision

Derision is to use ridicule or scorn to show contempt. 

Passion 172 Mockery

Mockery is insulting and contemptuous speech. It is derision. 

Passion 171 Vilification

Vilification is the making of false statements that damage another person's reputation. 

Passion 170 Jesting

Jesting is something done for amusement and joking. 

Saturday Afternoon at St. John's Skete- Finder's Keepers?

St. Augustine teaches, "If you have found and not restored you have stolen."

Passion 169 Indecency

Indecency is being morally offensive, improper, or vulgar in our conduct. 

Passion 168 Envy

Envy is a sense of deprivation, sadness, and feeling discontent about the excellence or success of another person. 

Passion 167 Strife

Strife is angry and bitter conflict. 

Passion 166 Jealousy

Jealousy is a longing and sadness for what our neighbor has.

Passion 165 Rapine

Rapine is the violent seizure of someone's property. 

Passion 164 Theft

Theft is the unlawful taking of property that belongs to another.

Passion 163 Acceptance of Bribes

Acceptance of bribes is the receiving of money or gifts for an action that violates our duty.

Saturday Afternoon at St. John's Skete- Race Day

"Do you not know that those who run in a race all run but one receives the prize, run in such a way that you may obtain it." 1 Corinthians 9:24 

Passion 162 Laxity

Laxity is a lack of strictness, rigor, and attention.

Passion 161 Breaking fasts

Breaking fasts is to prematurely relax a fast by eating early, eating more, or eating foods that were to be abstained from.

Passion 160 Matricide

Matricide is to kill one's mother.

Passion 159 Patricide

Patricide is the killing of one's father.

Passion 158 Partiality

Partiality is treating people differently based on the external standards like wealth, power, and status.

Passion 157 Hatred of one's brothers

Hatred of one's brothers is to have contempt or dislike for those we should be closest to.

Passion 156 Lack of Compassion

A lack of compassion is to be unaware of our neighbor's suffering and fail to try to alleviate it.

Saturday Afternoon at St. John's Skete- The forerunner

"There is an evil spirit, called the forerunner, who assails us as soon as we awake from sleep and defiles our first thought." - St. John Climacus

Passion 155 Oathtaking

Oathtaking is to solemnly swear and needs to be avoided if done falsely or without a grave cause. 

Passion 154 Foreswearing oneself

Foreswearing oneself is to make a liar of yourself under oath or to commit perjury.

Passion 153 Aggressiveness

Aggressiveness is an inclination to fight and towards hostility. It is a lack of gentleness and meekness. 

Passion 152 Severity

Severity is the quality of being rigid, inflexible, unpleasant, or harsh.

Passion 151 Frenzy

Frenzy is a state of wildly excited activity or emotion.

Passion 150 Ferocity

Ferocity is acting with extreme, unrestrained violence and brutality.

Saturday Afternoon at St. John's Skete- A New Our Father?

There is an often a disconnect in the words we pray and the actions we take.

Passion 149 Dishonor

Dishonor is to treat in a degrading manner, to bring shame, and a loss of reputation and this is what we must expect from the world if we desire the honor that comes from God alone.

Passion 148 Insolence

Insolence is disrespectful, argumentative speech given in response to a command or request.

Passion 147 Railing

Railing is abusive, scornful language which is characterized by harsh criticisms and insults.  

Passion 146 Hatred

Hatred is an extreme dislike or disgust for someone.

Passion 145 Accusation

Accusation is a charge that someone has committed a fault.

Passion 144 Condemnation

Condemnation is to declare something reprehensible, wrong, or evil. To condemn our neighbor is a usurpation of God's power.

Passion 143 Calumny

Calumny is making false statements to damage someone's reputation. It is slander.

Saturday Afternoon at St. John's Skete- Heaven is Better Than Living

God calls us to Himself when our soul is most ready. 

Passion 142 Censure

Censure is to rebuke or reprimand sternly. 

Passion 141 Slander

Slander is to attribute a fault to our neighbor that is false with the intent to hurt their reputation.

Passion 140 Asperity

Asperity is harshness in speech and manner.

Passion 139 Chicanery

Chicanery is the use of deceptive means to gain a political or financial gain. 

Passion 138 Meddlesomeness

Meddlesomeness is being intrusive and interfering with our neighbor's affairs. 

Passion 137 Enmity

Enmity is a feeling of hatred, hostility, and animosity. It is being in full opposition against someone or something. 

St. Anne Women's Group at St. Nicholas Parish- Accepting Rebukes

"The person who will not accept reproof whether it is just or unjust renounces his own salvation. But the person who accepts reproof will soon receive the remission of sins." St. John Climacus

St. George Men's Group at St. Nicholas Parish- Raising Christian Gentlemen

Taking up the cross to instill virtue in young men who will become Christian's of the true faith.

Passion 136 Giving Offense

Giving offense is to cause hurt, anger, or resentment in our neighbor. It can be intentional or unintentional. 

Saturday afternoon at St. John's Skete- Hallowed Hiking

Brazenness can plunge us over cliffs, fear can paralyze us, but trust keeps us moving forward on the path.

Passion 135 Exasperation

Exasperation is to become intensely irritated and frustrated.

Passion 134 Gall

Gall is a brazen boldness fueled by self-confidence. 

Passion 133 Mindless Desire

Mindless desire is a longing for something with little awareness often driven by habit and emotion.

Passion 132 Rage

Rage is a fit of violent wrath.

Passion 131 Fighting

Fighting is engaging in violent, combative, and aggressive behavior.

Passion 130 Brawling

Brawling is to fight or quarrel in a rough and loud way. The incisive part of our soul can choose to brawl against our neighbor or against the enemy. 

Passion 129 Shouting

Shouting is to yell emphatically and can indicate poor control of anger.

Saturday Afternoon at St. John's Skete-This is NOT Dr. Seuss

Have I watched over my children and the company they keep, the books they read, the entertainments they engage in, the social media they use?

Bonus Passion #2 Seeking Spiritual Consolation

Seeking spiritual consolation is to desire of feeling of warmth, delight, and comfort in prayer. It risks placing our will ahead of God's will. 

Passion 128 Abusiveness

Abusiveness is to use something for the wrong purpose. It is to take advantage of a good thing for a bad purpose. 

Passion 127 Quarrelsomeness

Quarrelsomeness is being disposed to respond in a petty, contentious, and aggressive manner.

Passion 126 Conteniousness

Contentiousness is being prone to disagreement and argument.

Passion 125 Rudeness

Rudeness is a lack of manners and courtesy. 

Passion 124 Boorishness

Boorishness is being rude, insensitive, ill-mannered, and coarse.

Passion 123 Lightmindedness

Lightmindedness is a frivolous, trifling, or immature attitude. Repentance is contrary to lightmindedness.

Saturday Afternoon at St. John's Skete-No Time Off

Meaningful moments in the mundane. 

Passion 122 Gaucherie

Gaucherie is lacking social grace and awareness. It is awkwardness.