PROLOGUE (IV) To See Christ
Why did I choose this painting of Saint Antony of Egypt and Saint Paul the Hermit to illustrate today’s entry? Saint Antony’s face reflects the...
Christ Seeking His Workman
Prologue of Our Most Holy Father Benedict to His Rule 3 Jan. 4 May. 3 Sept. And the Lord, seeking His own workman in the...
The Indwelling Word
Prologue of Our Most Holy Father Benedict to His Rule 2 Jan. 3 May. 2 Sept. Let us then at length arise, since the Scripture...
The Charge of Weakly Souls
When a Monk Needs Time Out At Chapter today we read the appointed passage from the Holy Rule. It was Chapter XXVII, on the care...
The Rule of Saint Benedict: A School for Bishops
Are There Any Bishops Among My Readers? Saint Anselm’s pastoral qualities as a bishop surely originated in his experience as abbot of Bec. On 21...