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To Belong to God Alone
St. Isaac the Syrian on the Undivided Heart and the Poverty of True Love “He it is that possesses nothing upon the earth, who earns nothing for himself among material things, who in his mind clings to nothing visible.” — St. Isaac the Syrian, Homily 21 ⸻ Synopsis of Tonight’s Group on The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian Homily 21 paragraph 17b-19a There is a poverty of the heart far more difficult to embrace than the renunciation of material possessions. It is the
Father Charbel Abernethy
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What Has Already Been Given Cannot Be Taken
The Freedom of the Cross “No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord.” — John 10:18 There is a freedom that comes only when we have ceased trying to keep our life. Christ reveals it from the Cross. “No one takes it from me. I lay it down of my own accord.” Those words change everything. From the outside, His life appears to be taken from Him. He is betrayed, arrested, falsely accused, stripped, mocked, condemned, and nailed to the wood. Others seem to possess
Father Charbel Abernethy
Sep 145 min read
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