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When the Knife Finds the Heart
Slander and the scandal of the Cross ⸻ Synopsis of Tonight’s Group on The Evergetinos Volume II Hypothesis XLVI D2-G The Evergetinos does not offer us inspiring stories. It offers us a blade. These elders do not behave reasonably. They do not protect their reputations. They do not appeal to due process. They do not defend themselves. They kneel. They ask forgiveness for crimes they did not commit. They accept punishment. They allow their names to be dragged through the dust.
Father Charbel Abernethy
Jan 263 min read
The Cross of the False Word
Slander, Silence, and the Purification of the Heart in the Witness of the Desert Fathers Synopsis of Tonight’s Group on The Evergetinos Volume II Hypothesis XLVI B-D1 This section of the Evergetinos exposes slander not as a minor moral failure or social misstep but as a profoundly spiritual violence. The Desert Fathers present it as a force that wounds the heart, fractures the mind, and distorts reality itself, not only for the one who is slandered but especially for the one
Father Charbel Abernethy
Jan 193 min read
The Things Hung Around the Neck
Standing Before the Image “If you wish to be saved, become as one who is dead. For a dead man does not judge, is not judged, is not honored, and is not dishonored.” Abba Makarios the Great There is something in this story* of Abba Makarios that presses more deeply than its ending. Not the vindication. Not the confession. Not even the humility of the saint. It is the image itself that remains, severe and unforgettable. A man led through the streets with blackened pots and wood
Father Charbel Abernethy
Jan 195 min read
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