{"id":142673,"date":"2024-12-11T06:00:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T11:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/?p=142673"},"modified":"2024-12-11T06:00:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T11:00:38","slug":"st-daniel-the-stylite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/st-daniel-the-stylite\/","title":{"rendered":"St Daniel the Stylite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Danny,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hope you\u2019re taking Advent seriously. \u00a0Too many people don\u2019t, you know. What a waste. \u00a0God rains down all kinds of blessings for us during the different liturgical seasons, and most of us walk around with our umbrella of indifference, letting them skim right off and flow uselessly back to their source. \u00a0I hope you have organized some kind of Advent retreat, or special Holy Hour, or Advent talks, or something to help everybody (including yourself) put their umbrellas away. We have to make an effort to step out of the ordinary flow of worldly business to stay plugged into real life \u2013 the life of the Church, the life of Christ. \u00a0Today\u2019s saint had a stunning way of doing just that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He grew up as a Christian (in what is now Iraq) and joined a monastery when he was only 12 years old. \u00a0On some travels that he undertook with his Abbot, he had the great privilege of meeting St Simeon, the Elder, the first and best known of the stylites, or \u201cpillar-saints.\u201d \u00a0You\u2019ve probably heard of them. They were recluses, or hermits, who lived out their special vocation to prayer and solitude by dwelling on small (some were bigger than others) platforms erected on the top of marble or stone columns (usually only one large column, sometimes more than one joined together). \u00a0St Simeon blessed the young monk and prophesied that he would have to suffer much for the name of Jesus Christ. So Daniel went back to his monastery, and when his abbot died, the brother monks wanted him to take over. He declined, however, and went again to visit St Simeon. He was restless, wondering how God wanted him to serve the Church. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A couple of weeks spent near Simeon\u2019s pillar didn\u2019t clear things up, so he undertook a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. \u00a0Wars in the region barred his way, however, and he took what he thought would be a temporary detour to the Byzantine capital of Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, in Turkey). \u00a0The bishop there permitted him to build a little hermitage outside the city, where he spent nine years in prayer, manual labor, and solitude. During those years, St Simeon had died, and Daniel had come into possession of the holy man\u2019s cloak. \u00a0Simeon had intended his cloak to be given to the Emperor, but his disciple was unsuccessful in getting an audience with the illustrious ruler, so he gave the relic to Daniel instead. The serendipitous event confirmed Daniel\u2019s growing conviction that God was calling him to follow the example of St Simeon. \u00a0So he eventually made his home on an elevated pillar platform a few miles outside the city. He lived there for the next 33 years, until his death at the age of 84.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They were eventful years. \u00a0Aloof from the hubbub and hullabaloo of the great city\u2019s affairs, St Daniel became a beloved and revered spiritual director for Constantinople\u2019s rulers and common folk alike. \u00a0They came to him whenever they needed prayers or advice, and he served them well, helping them see their troubles and challenges from the perspective of faith. Only once did he descend from the pillar (and they had to carry him around in a chair, because he was so unused to walking), when the bishop and people begged him to defend the Church against Basiliscus, who had usurped the imperial throne and was abetting the Eutychian heretics (they purported that Christ had no real human nature). \u00a0It worked. Then St Daniel returned to his post and continued to be the beacon and protector of the troubled city for the rest of his days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t get me wrong; I\u2019m not telling you to take up residence in the dorm belfry or anything so radical as that. \u00a0But I daresay that if you don\u2019t make a conscious effort to step out of the hustle and bustle of college life on a regular basis, the culture of self-indulgence that rules it will soon rule you too. \u00a0And that would be tragic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sincerely, Uncle Eddy<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Danny, I hope you\u2019re taking Advent seriously. \u00a0Too many people don\u2019t, you know. 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He was ordained a Catholic priest in 2003 and earned his doctorate in moral theology in 2010. He provided spiritual support on the set of Mel Gibson\u2019s\u00a0The Passion of the Christ\u00a0while researching the 2005 Catholic best seller,\u00a0Inside the Passion, the only authorized, behind-the-scenes explanation of the film. Fr. John has contributed news commentary regarding religious issues on NBC, CNN, Fox, and the BBC. He also served as the English-language press liaison for the Vatican\u2019s 2005 Synod of Bishops on the Eucharist. His most widely known books are The Better Part: A Christ-Centered Resource for Personal Prayer and 60 Days to Becoming a Missionary Disciple. His most recent book is\u00a0Spiritual But Not Religious: The Search for Meaning in a Material World. Fr. John resides in Atlanta and serves as Territorial Vicar for the Legionaries of Christ. See all books, Regnum Christi Essays, Retreat Guides, posts, and online classes from Fr. 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