St. Anthony of Egypt
Catholic Saints
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What Is It About St. Anthony?
We think of our Lord who goes into the desert and does battle with Satan there. So what is it about the desert? I don't know that welcomes this battle. What is it that makes it a place where, you know, Satan says that's that's my space"? That's a really interesting question. And I've actually watched a couple modern takes on living the life of St. Anthony. One was from an Anglican priest who decided to live like Anthony for three days. Another was a really beautiful example. His father Lazarus, who's a Coptic monk who lives on St. Anthony's mountain. Father Lazarus says really what's out there is yourself.
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