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Do Not Use Mercy to Desecrate the Temple
St. Isaac the Syrian on repentance, fear, and what we have become in Christ “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit within you?” — Saint Paul the Apostle Synopsis of Tonight's Group on The Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian Homily 10 Many will read this homily of St. Isaac the Syrian and hear only threat. They will imagine that he is merely moralizing, merely warning, merely trying to frighten men into behaving. They will hear law where he is
Father Charbel Abernethy
Apr 224 min read
The Basin That Judges the Heart
When God Kneels and Man Refuses “Whoever would be first among you must be the slave of all. For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10:44–45 ⸻ They walked the road with Him. They heard Him speak of betrayal. Of suffering. Of death. Not once. Not vaguely. But plainly. And still they argued. James and John did not misunderstand Christ. They simply preferred another Christ. A Christ who crowns instead of crucifies. A
Father Charbel Abernethy
Apr 23 min read
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