Desert Fathers: Revealing Character
Poemen said, “The character of the genuine monk only appears when he is tempted”
– De vitis Patrum, Sive Verba Seniorum, Liber V
"We are travellers…not yet in our native land" – St. Augustine
Poemen said, “The character of the genuine monk only appears when he is tempted”
– De vitis Patrum, Sive Verba Seniorum, Liber V