Desert Fathers with Bishop Erik Varden
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
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1Lacerated BodyJoin Bishop Erik Varden, a Trappist monk and Bishop of Trondheim, Norway, in this episode of Desert Fathers with Bishop Erik Varden, where he unpacks the timeless wisdom of the Desert Fathers through the lens of Abba Antony’s striking lesson. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers with Bishop Erik Varden: Ep. 28
2Q&A with Bishop VardenIn this special Q&A episode of Desert Fathers with Bishop Erik Varden, host Jamie Baxter welcomes Bishop Varden to answer listener questions, offering profound insights from the Desert Fathers’ wisdom. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers with Bishop Erik Varden: Ep. 27
3SympathyWelcome back to Desert Fathers in a Year. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers in a Year: Ep. 26
4The Source of StrengthWelcome back to Desert Fathers in a Year. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers in a Year: Ep. 25
5Discussion: Three ApproachesJamie, 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. 24
6On Discernment: Three ApproachesWelcome back to Desert Fathers in a Year. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers in a Year: Ep. 24
7Discussion: LustJamie, 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. 23
8LustWelcome back to Desert Fathers in a Year. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers in a Year: Ep. 23
9Discussion: Austerity at HomeJamie, 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. 22
10Austerity at Home, Charity AbroadWelcome back to Desert Fathers in a Year. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers in a Year: Ep. 22
11Discussion: Necessary WoundsJamie, 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. 21
12Necessary WoundsWelcome back to Desert Fathers in a Year. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers in a Year: Ep. 21
13Discussion: Words that WoundJamie, 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. 20
14Words that WoundWelcome back to Desert Fathers in a Year. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers in a Year: Ep. 20
15Discussion: Donkey on the LooseJamie, 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. 19
16Donkey on the LooseWelcome back to Desert Fathers in a Year. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers in a Year: Ep. 19
17Q&A - Ask Bishop VardenIn this special episode of Desert Fathers in a Year, we mark the one-third milestone of our series with a listener Q&A featuring Bishop Erik Varden. Desert Fathers in a Year: Ep. 18
18Discussion: The Fear of GodJamie, 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. 17
19The Fear of GodWelcome back to Desert Fathers in a Year. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers in a Year: Ep. 17
20Discussion: The Monk and the ActressJamie, 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. 16
21The Monk and the ActressWelcome back to Desert Fathers in a Year. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers in a Year: Ep. 16
22Discussion: PenthosJamie, 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. 15
23PenthosWelcome back to Desert Fathers in a Year. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers in a Year: Ep. 15
24Discussion: CompunctionJamie, 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. 14
25CompunctionWelcome back to Desert Fathers in a Year. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers in a Year: Ep. 14
26Discussion: Silence in GriefJamie, 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. 13
27Silence in GriefWelcome back to Desert Fathers in a Year. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers in a Year: Ep. 13
28Discussion: Staying PutJamie, 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. 12
29Staying PutWelcome back to Desert Fathers in a Year. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers in a Year: Ep. 12
30Discussion: Flee, and Be SavedJamie, 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. 11
31Flee, and Be SavedWelcome back to Desert Fathers in a Year. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers in a Year: Ep. 11
32Discussion: PeaceJamie, 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. 10
33PeaceWelcome back to Desert Fathers in a Year. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers in a Year: Ep. 10
34Discussion: 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. 9
35Singing with the AngelsWelcome back to Desert Fathers in a Year. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers in a Year: Ep. 9
36Discussion: 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. 8
37What Defines a ChristianWelcome back to Desert Fathers in a Year. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers in a Year: Ep. 8
38Discussion: 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. 7
39Take Up Your CrossWelcome back to Desert Fathers in a Year. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers in a Year: Ep. 7
40Discussion: 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. 6
41Pursuit of PerfectionWelcome back to Desert Fathers in a Year. Learn more at: hallow.com/dfiyDesert Fathers in a Year: Ep. 6
42Q&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. 5
43Discussion: 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. 4
44Antony - 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. 4
45Discussion: 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. 3
46Become 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. 3
47Discussion: 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. 2
48Facing 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. 2
49Discussion: 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. 1
50Changed 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. 1
51Introducing 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 Year