Lessons from the Desert: Monastics for the Modern Day

Wherever you find yourself, we can turn to the wisdom of the desert fathers and mothers—monastics who thought deeply about how to live well with God, and who practiced richly what they preached. Together we'll read through a collection of their most renowned sayings and explore topics like prayer, solitude, humility, and fasting.

Where: The Study (upstairs library conference room)

Who: Vivian Claire and Fitz Green

When: Biweekly on Friday at 2:30 p.m. (starting 9/11)

Contact: vivian@studycenter.net

Does it ever feel like you're living in a desert? The relentless grind of schoolwork, club leadership, and career prep can sap your strength, leaving you parched for something more. Or maybe you find yourself longing for the desert—craving somewhere quiet, peaceful, and solitary, where you can finally commune with God and tend to your spiritual life.

Wherever you find yourself, we can turn to the wisdom of the desert fathers and mothers—monastics who thought deeply about how to live well with God, and who practiced richly what they preached. Together we'll read through a collection of their most renowned sayings and explore topics like prayer, solitude, humility, and fasting. These sayings come from a world radically different from our own, so we'll have to wrestle with them honestly: how should we apply them today, and are they really as timeless as the desert that shaped them?