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The Physicians We Chose
On the Wounds We Refused to Heal “Woe to the heedless who feign purity in order to nourish their passions.” St. Isaac the Syrian, Homily 15 There are moments when the Fathers speak with such clarity that modern ears recoil. Not because they are cruel. Not because they lack compassion. But because they refuse to lie. We live in an age that has become extraordinarily skilled at describing wounds while becoming increasingly incapable of healing them. We analyze. We categorize. W
Father Charbel Abernethy
Jun 113 min read
The Manifest Beauty of a Soul Given to God
St. Isaac the Syrian and the Monastic Heart of the Gospel “For these are a monk’s manifest beauties stated in brief, and they bear witness to his dying utterly to the world and his nearness to God.” — St. Isaac the Syrian Synopsis of Tonight’s Group on The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian Homily 11 paragraphs 3a and 4 There is something striking in the way that St. Isaac the Syrian speaks about the monastic life. He does not speak of it romantically. There is no sen
Father Charbel Abernethy
May 64 min read
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