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The Man Who Began to Disappear
A Dialogue with St. Arsenius on Silence, Hiddenness, and the Soul That Grows Weary of Noise “The soul was not created for many things, but for One.” — St. Arsenius the Great A brother came to the cell of St. Arsenius the Great in the evening, and after making a prostration, he remained kneeling with his face to the ground. And the old man said to him: “Why do you remain there, child? Has grief overtaken you?” The brother answered: “Father, I do not know what has become of me.
Father Charbel Abernethy
May 113 min read
The Gate of the Heart
On the Preparation Without Which Christ Does Not Remain “My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready.” The Athonite monk and author of The Watchful Mind speaks without ornament because the path allows none. You want the prayer. You want the Name to live within you as breath and fire. You want light without first consenting to be stripped. This is why you remain outside. The monk tells you plainly. Christ does not dwell in a careless heart. He does not take root in what is un
Father Charbel Abernethy
Mar 232 min read
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