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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
1 hour ago9 min read
Only One Thing
A Dialogue with Abba Arsenius on Losing Everything but Christ “Whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ.” — Philippians 3:7 The disciple found Arsenius sitting outside his cell. There was nothing before him. No book. No work. No food. Only his hands resting upon his knees and the desert stretching beyond him. The disciple stood nearby. Arsenius did not look up. Disciple: Father, I have lost much. Arsenius: Not enough. The disciple was silent. The words wo
Father Charbel Abernethy
Oct 15 min read
The Bandage of Consolation
God does not promise that we will remain unbroken, but that He will not abandon us in the breaking. “God rebukes but also encourages, he brings fear and he brings consolation, he strikes and he heals. Do not reject him.” — St. Augustine, On Pastors There is a kind of consolation that merely tries to make suffering disappear. It tells us that things will soon improve, that what has been lost will somehow be restored, that uncertainty will eventually give way to clarity. We off
Father Charbel Abernethy
Sep 196 min read
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