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When Only the Name Remains
An elder and a disciple in the hour when words fail “Keep thy mind in hell, and despair not.” The disciple came to the elder before dawn. He had not slept. For many months he had carried questions with him into prayer, believing that if he remained patient enough an answer would eventually come. But the questions had not been answered. They had simply grown tired. Now even the words with which he had once spoken to God seemed exhausted. He sat before the elder. For a long tim
Father Charbel Abernethy
3 hours ago4 min read
Trained by Leopards
The School of Disillusionment and the Freedom of Christ “The better you treat them, the worse they become. I am more and more trained in discipleship by their ill usage of me.” — St. Ignatius of Antioch There are certain passages in the Fathers that are so fierce we are tempted to place them behind glass. We admire them. We quote them. We call them heroic. Then we quietly move on before they ask anything of us. This passage from Ignatius is one of them. Most of us can underst
Father Charbel Abernethy
Jun 84 min read
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