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The Antichrist of the Religious Heart
On judging others while standing beneath the Cross ourselves “For the Father has given all judgment to the Son, and so he who judges his neighbor usurps the office of the Lord; such a person is an antichrist.” — Anastasios the Sinaite, The Evergetinos There is something terrifying in the Fathers that modern religious culture rarely allows us to hear. They do not flatter our moral outrage. They do not reassure us that because we oppose evil we are therefore righteous. They are
Father Charbel Abernethy
May 173 min read
The Tree We Taste Daily
Judgment, Nakedness, and the Loss of Brotherly Love in the Light of the Desert Fathers “Busy yourself with your own faults, and not with other people’s, and the workshop of your mind will not be despoiled.” — The Evergetinos There is a fierce honesty in the fathers that modern Christians often find difficult to endure. They do not allow us the comfort of remaining spectators to the Fall. We prefer to think of Adam’s transgression as history, tragedy, doctrine, or inherited co
Father Charbel Abernethy
May 115 min read
The Man You Judge Is Your Mirror
The Tear That Saves the Soul “On seeing someone sinning, a holy man wept bitterly and said: He has fallen today, and I will surely fall tomorrow.” There is almost no spirit rarer in the world than this one. When most people see another person fall, they do not weep. They become inwardly pleased. They feel stronger by comparison. They gather themselves around the weakness of another like crows around carrion. The heart says, At least I am not like him. Even if the lips remain
Father Charbel Abernethy
Apr 202 min read
The Terrible Mercy of the One Who Stands Among Us
When Christ Reveals Himself and Every Illusion Falls Away “When I saw Him, I fell at His feet as though dead. But He laid His right hand upon me.” — Book of Revelation 1:17 The opening vision of the Book of Revelation is not given to soothe us. It is not a consoling religious picture meant to decorate the mind. It is an unveiling that shatters every false confidence. It does not begin with speculation about the end of the world, but with the end of illusion. The first reali
Father Charbel Abernethy
Apr 133 min read
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