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The Fear of Harming a Heart
Seeing All Men as One “For twenty years I have been continuously struggling over a single thought, beseeching God that I might be able to see all men as one.” — The Gerontikon The Fathers place before us a vision of the human person that is almost unbearable in its simplicity and demands. We do not live with others because we have learned techniques of communication or conflict resolution. We can live with others only to the degree that we fear God and have begun to see all m
Father Charbel Abernethy
1 day ago3 min read
The Brother We No Longer Want
On the Sin Beneath Judgment “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13:35 The stories of Timothy and Abba Poimen in The Evergetinos are not ultimately about sin. They are about love. Or rather, they are about what happens when love disappears. In the first story, a brother is undergoing temptation. Timothy advises that he be expelled. Immediately the temptation falls upon Timothy himself. Why? Because God is cruel? No. Be
Father Charbel Abernethy
Jun 73 min read
When a Brother Leaves
On St. Ephraim’s Warning and the Responsibility We Bear for One Another “If you are living with other brethren, do not become the occasion for anyone to withdraw from the brotherhood…” — St. Ephraim the Syrian There is a temptation that appears whenever someone leaves a monastery, a parish, a community, or even a friendship. We immediately begin asking what was wrong with him. Why did he leave? Why could he not persevere? Why was he unable to endure? The fathers would have us
Father Charbel Abernethy
Jun 13 min read
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