Welcome to Life Sentences, an exploration into the wisdom of the ancient Church Fathers presented by me, Thomas Small. In this episode, St John Cassian, a great master of the contemplative life, introduces us to the man he considered to be the greatest of all the desert fathers, Abba Moses the Black—who reveals the true goal and the final end of all our spiritual striving. If you’re following the podcast on a podcast app like Spotify or Apple Podcasts or Pocket Casts but have not subscribed to the actual Substack, then I really encourage you to do so. Go to wisdomreadings.substack.com and subscribe. Get full access to Life Sentences at wisdomreadings.substack.com/subscribe