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New Books Published - "To Become All Flame"
Volumes I and II Now Available I am very happy to share that the first two volumes of To Become All Flame have now been published. The third and final volume is expected to be available next week. Although presented in three volumes because of its length, To Become All Flame was conceived and written as one book. The divisions are practical rather than conceptual. The three volumes belong together and are best read as a single, continuous movement. At its heart, To Become All
Father Charbel Abernethy
Oct 262 min read
Desire and Wonder: A New Three-Volume Series Is Published
St. Isaac the Syrian, the Longing for God, and a Path Forty Years in the Making “What unfolds across these pages is one movement of desire—the heart awakening to wonder, being drawn beyond itself, and discovering that its deepest longing has always been for God.” There are books we write, and there are books that seem to have been writing themselves within us for years before we finally recognize them. Desire and Wonder belongs to the latter. I am very grateful to announce th
Father Charbel Abernethy
Sep 157 min read
The Shore Where It All Began
Sometimes the Risen Christ leads us back to the beginning, not to recover the life we had, but to discover the life that has been quietly forming within us. “It is the Lord.” — John 21:7 There is something mysterious about the return to Galilee. After everything that has happened—the calling, the years of following, the miracles and arguments, the supper, Gethsemane, the Cross, the bewildering news of the empty tomb—the disciples find themselves again beside the sea. Galilee.
Father Charbel Abernethy
Sep 136 min read
The Poverty We Bring to God
When there is nothing left to offer but our need “Blessed the man whose help comes from you, who has set his heart on climbing to you.” — Psalm 83, as reflected upon by St. Bruno There comes a moment when a man discovers that he has very little to bring before God. Perhaps this is one of the hidden mercies of the spiritual life. For years we imagine that we will come to Him bearing something worthy of the journey: fidelity, prayer, sacrifice, knowledge, virtue, perhaps even t
Father Charbel Abernethy
Sep 104 min read
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