Letter to a Novice Oblate (VI)
On this day before the feast of Saint Scholastica, I thought it appropriate to post this detail of an altarpiece painting of Saint Scholastica in...
Letter to a Novice Oblate (V)
My very dear Novice Oblate, The Rule Is Supple I am taking a few moments out of a very busy day to write something about...
Letter to a Novice Oblate (IV)
This fresco in Monte Oliveto Maggiore depicts a youthful Saint Benedict receiving the monastic habit from the monk Romanus. My very dear Novice Oblate, Questions...
Letter to a Novice Oblate (III)
Here, in a fresco at Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Giovanni Antonio Bazzi depicts Saint Benedict dining with his monks. I am fond of this particular fresco...
Second Letter to Wilfrid on Prayer
My dear Wilfrid, Discouragement: the Worst Enemy First of all, thank you for being honest with me about your ongoing difficulties in quiet prayer. You...