Fr. Peter Heers on the Passions of Nature

What are the passions of nature? This is another way of speaking about the natural urges which are planted in our nature for the purpose of procreation; when these urges become disordered we refer to them as the passion of lust. In our modern world the demon of lust has gained an enormous amount of power in society due to the easy accessibility of provocative images through television and computer screens. Together with this basic morals in society have broken down to a lamentable degree, so that it would not be surprising if we saw sulfur and fire come down from heaven to destroy our cities as God did with Sodom and Gomorrah. Unfortunately the Church is not immune to these effects from the society around us. We must learn warfare in order to fight against this passion. In our interview today with Fr. Peter Heers from @OrthodoxEthos we will be discussing what approach Orthodox Christians can take when fighting against this passion so that we will have a better chance of coming out as victors in the battle. Topics which will be discussed in this interview will be the widespread contagion of pornography and masturbation, the struggle with thoughts (logismoi), the new threat that is posed by artificial intelligence and it’s various applications, as well as sexual ethics within marriage. Fr. Peter is the founder and head of both Uncut Mountain Press and the Orthodox Ethos podcast which disseminates Orthodox teachings online. He has advanced degrees in theology and in his teaching he always strives to present the faith as it was taught by the Saints and Holy Fathers of the Church. Fr. Peter’s links: _________________________________________ Young Penitent Links: Telegram Channel: jITpv7gWcE9hM2Ix Telegram Chatroom: Q7EJv3fhYqY5ZjVh Twitter/X: