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When the Word Falls to the Ground
The Death of the Need to Be Received “Go, and say to this people: Hear indeed, but do not understand…” — Isaiah 6:9 There is a hidden demand in the human heart that even the devout rarely recognize. It is not only the desire to speak the truth. It is the desire for that truth to be received. To be heard. To be met. To land. A man may tell himself that he speaks for God, but inwardly he watches for signs: Did they understand? Did it move them? Did it matter? And when the word
Father Charbel Abernethy
Mar 183 min read


Enter the Wound
Great Lent as the Death of the False Self and the Birth of the Heart “The way of God is a daily cross. No one has ascended to heaven by ease or comfort.” — St Isaac the Syrian ⸻ Great Lent is not a season. It is an assault on everything false in us. The Church does not invite us into Lent as the world invites us into self-improvement. She drags us into the desert. She removes the coverings. She strips away the lies we tell ourselves about who we are and how holy we think we a
Father Charbel Abernethy
Feb 13 min read
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