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The Sweetness of Those Who Breathe the Same Air
Not Information, but Communion “Take for yourself the remedy of life from the table of those who fast, keep vigil, and labor in the Lord, and so raise up the dead man in your soul. For the Beloved reclines in their midst, bestowing sanctification.” — St. Isaac the Syrian, Homily 15 Synopsis of Tonight’s Group on the Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian Homily 15 paragraphs 14-17 There are passages in St. Isaac that seem less like theology and more like glimpses through
Father Charbel Abernethy
Jun 173 min read
The Fire We Protect
On Desire, Companionship, and the Purity of the Heart “Nothing so cools the fire that the Holy Spirit breathes into a monk’s heart for the sanctification of his soul, as familiar intercourse, much speaking, and association.” ⸻ Synopsis of Tonight’s Group on The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian Homily 15 paragraphs 11-13 At first reading, Isaac’s words can sound severe, even shocking. He speaks of idle speech as fornication, unhealthy attachments as adultery, and cer
Father Charbel Abernethy
Jun 103 min read
The Fragrance of Stillness
A Dialogue Between St. Isaac the Syrian and a Disciple on Holy Company, Solitude, and the Guarding of the Heart “Nothing so cools the fire that the Holy Spirit breathes into a monk’s heart for the sanctification of his soul, as familiar intercourse, much speaking, and association, except it be with the initiates of God’s mysteries.” — St. Isaac the Syrian, Homily 15 The brother said: “Father, you often praise stillness, yet in this homily you also praise the company of holy m
Father Charbel Abernethy
Jun 104 min read
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