Category The Ascetical Life

The Ascetical Life, The Life of Grace, The Merciful Life

The Soil of our Hearts

A parable is a story, told by Jesus, that’s meant to challenge our concept of what God and His Kingdom are like. By speaking in parables, Jesus is saying, “You thought God and the Kingdom were like this but I’m…

Minimus
10/19/2021

The Ascetical Life

From the Instructions of Saint Columbanus

Perpetual light in the temple of the eternal High Priest How happy, how lucky are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes! How blessed it is to be wakeful and watching for God, who created all things,…

Minimus
09/22/2021

The Ascetical Life, The Life of Grace

From the Desert

Abba Theophilus, the archbishop, came to Scetis one day. The brethren who were assembled said to Abba Pambo, ‘Say something to the archbishop, so that he may be edified.’ The old man said to them, ‘If he is not edified…

Minimus
09/20/2021

The Ascetical Life

Dying to Self

Counting The Cost, By C.S. Lewis: “The terrible thing, the almost impossible thing, is to hand over your whole self–all your wishes and precautions–to Christ. “Christ says ‘Give me All. I don’t want so much of your time and so…

Minimus
09/20/2021