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The Kingdom Hidden Within
On the Glory We Have Forgotten and the Life of the Spirit Within the Heart “This is Jerusalem and the Kingdom of God which is hidden within us.” — St. Isaac the Syrian Synopsis of Tonight’s Group on The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian Homily 15 paragraphs 4-11a When we read a passage like this from St. Isaac, it is tempting to focus on the warnings. We notice his words about passions, distraction, worldliness, anger, vainglory, and talkativeness. We see the severit
Father Charbel Abernethy
Jun 33 min read
The Violence of Holiness
The Life That Cannot Be Lived Casually “Be holy, for I am holy.” ⸻ Free your minds, then, of encumbrances. This is not gentle advice. It is a command that cuts to the bone. The apostles do not speak to us as those offering spiritual enrichment. They speak as men who have seen the Risen Christ and know that everything that is not of Him must be cast off as a lie. The mind weighed down by distraction, fantasy, resentment, self-justification, and endless interior noise cannot re
Father Charbel Abernethy
Apr 64 min read
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