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The Lampstand and the Crown
On the Love We Lose and the Poverty That Makes Us Rich “I have this complaint to make: you have less love now than you used to.” Revelation 2:4 ⸻ There is something unbearable in the way the Lord speaks to Ephesus. He does not begin with accusation. He begins with praise. I know your works. I know your endurance. I know your discernment. And this is what makes the word that follows so severe. You have endured. But you have cooled. You have preserved the truth. But you have lo
Father Charbel Abernethy
Apr 143 min read
Begin or Die on the Road
The Refusal of Delay and the Violence of Undivided Faith “Death in battle for God’s sake is better than a shameful and sluggish life.” There is always a lion for the man who does not want to begin. Always a reason. Always a danger. Always a wiser moment to wait for. And so he remains on the road his entire life. Careful. Thoughtful. Unbloodied. Unchanged. St. Isaac is merciless here. Much wisdom can damn a soul. Not the wisdom that fears God, but the kind that calculates and
Father Charbel Abernethy
Feb 252 min read
The Kiss That Wounds
On Betrayal in the Place Where Love Was Given “He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.” John 13:18 ⸻ Betrayal does not come from strangers. Strangers do not know where to place the knife. Betrayal comes from those who have stood close enough to hear your breath. Those who have shared your table. Those who have seen your labor. Those who have received your love without suspicion. Christ was not betrayed by Rome. He was betrayed by one of the Twelve. “O
Father Charbel Abernethy
Feb 164 min read
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