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Crucified Before You Die
The End of the Life You Cannot Save “I have been crucified with Christ, and I live now not with my own life but with the life of Christ who lives in me.” — Galatians 2:20 There are passages in Scripture that we admire from a safe distance because we dare not let them come too close. This is one of them. We quote it. We embroider it on prayer cards. We place it on retreat flyers. Yet if we truly heard what Saint Paul is saying, we would tremble. “I have been crucified with Chr
Father Charbel Abernethy
May 293 min read


Second Reflection Lenten Retreat 2026: The Violence We Call Righteousness
The Dismantling of the Religious Self Four Lenten Reflections on Delusion, Abandonment, and the Life That Remains in God “Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.” John 12:24 Second Reflection The Violence We Call Righteousness On the Ego That Survives Inside Virtue “They being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousn
Father Charbel Abernethy
Mar 15 min read
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