Take me unto Thyself, O Lord
The Offering Nowhere is the Eucharistic subtext of the Rule of Saint Benedict more apparent than in Chapters 58 and 59. The entire rite of...
When anyone newly cometh to be a monk
The Reception of Brethren I am often struck at how appropriate to the circumstances and events of daily life the appointed passage of the Holy...
Of Controllers, Correctors, and Castigators
Notice the instrument of penance in Saint Benedict’s hand. It rather contrasts with the gentleness of his expression. Every occasion of presumption should be avoided...
Kinship in the Cloister
Here is the talk I gave this morning in Chapter. Ties That Bind The presence of members of the same family in a monastery has...
Impossible Things
Benedictine Wisdom I have been studying the Rule of Saint Benedict and trying to live it (however badly) for nearly forty years. This, however, is...