Hello! I’m Ricky one of the cats in the feline cloister. I know Abbess Jane wrote about purpose in her article but I just have to tell you about the two BIG CHANGES to the Feline Cloister since I wrote my first article … Continue reading
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This is a wonderful and easy recipe that I make in the summer when we can buy organic Asian Eggplants at the local market from Cherry Grove Organic Farm in Princeton, NJ. Asian Eggplants are those skinny eggplants shown here. … Continue reading
Mexican food is a favorite in our household, with the exception of Ricky, Charlotte and Target who prefer Friskie’s Mixed Grill. Here’s my recipe for Mexican Vegetarian Tacos. Yum! The Ingredients Note: Any of … Continue reading
Have you ever imagined that the Rule of St. Benedict was penned for you; that the Rule is your personal guide to life in Christ and for Christ? When I encounter the word “brother or sister” in the Rule of … Continue reading
Purpose of the Tool: To take some time to read the Rule in a way that brings it more personally to you, especially if you are outside a monastic community and, through this practice, to discover the many ways Benedict … Continue reading
While some may initially discount this book as not being serious or valuable to a Benedictine reader because of the catchy title, please don’t fall into this judgment. In this readable book, you will find gracious wisdom in the accounts … Continue reading
Hello. My name is Ricky. I’m one of the cloister cats. I’m here to share some of my thoughts and the wisdom of learned Benedictine felines with you so we can do all those good things Benedict asks us to … Continue reading
This is a wonderful book! Jeanne Guyon (1648 –1717) was a French mystic and one of the key advocates of Quietism, a movement considered heretical by the Roman Catholic Church. She was imprisoned from 1695 to 1703 for the content … Continue reading
Will all of us who are greedy, please stand up! What? Not one of us is standing? Let’s take an honest look at this… In Chapter 57 – The Artisans of the Monastery Benedict cautions against the evil of avarice … Continue reading
Purpose of the Tool: To develop a practice that will help us draw closer to God by recollecting and pointing to God in all we do and in who we are. Background on the Tool: In my article “Living to … Continue reading