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The Place Beneath All Answers
A Dialogue for the Feast of Saint Silouan the Athonite “My soul yearns after the Lord, and I seek Him in tears.” — Saint Silouan the Athonite The disciple came to the elder before dawn. He had not slept. For many months he had prayed that God would make the path clear. Instead, one door after another had closed. Things that once seemed certain had become uncertain. Names by which he had known himself no longer seemed able to hold him. Even good desires had become painful beca
Father Charbel Abernethy
21 hours ago5 min read
Down Into the Fire
Keeping the mind in hell as the only road to resurrection “Christ did not hesitate to descend into the depths of hell to save mankind; neither should the monk hesitate to descend into the hell of his own heart to wage war against the passions.” — Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou There is no romantic way to say what Archimandrite Zacharias is saying here. The ascetic life is not about refinement. It is about descent . Not into poetry. Not into insight. Not into spiritual exper
Father Charbel Abernethy
Feb 23 min read
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