by Br. Randy OSB-F | Dec 28, 2021 | Benedictine Vows, Randy's Corner, Relationship/Community
I have some sad news to report. We lost one of our faithful members in the cloister of eight. Marcy had cancer and got really thin and weak. Amma Jane and Prior John did all they could to help her. The vet tried hard as well. But when Marcy left the house...
by Br. Randy OSB-F | Dec 28, 2021 | Randy's Corner, Relationship/Community
I was reading the Rule today and came across what Benedict says about cultivating fairness in our lives. The Rule is loaded with instructions about how to treat others with fairness and consideration. He was concerned that the monastics, and by extension, us felines...
by Br. Randy OSB-F | Dec 23, 2021 | Randy's Corner
My dear friends. I wanted to write this to you before I got too weak to put my thoughts together. As you may know from the article “Care Of The Sick,” I’m very sick. The vet told Abbess Jane and Prior John that I have lymphoma. Amma is doing...
by Br. Randy OSB-F | Dec 23, 2021 | Humility, Leadership, Randy's Corner, Tools for Good Works
Hi there! Do you spend much time looking in the mirror? Certainly a glance at ourselves is needed now and then to make sure our fur looks tidy ad we have washed up around our mouths after a meal. What I am talking about is excessive mirror gazing. Mirror, Mirror on...
by Br. Randy OSB-F | Dec 23, 2021 | Moderation/Balance, Randy's Corner
I saw it! It was right there in plain view. I saw a toy peeking out from a corner in one of the cat beds, One of my Benedictine feline companions had secreted it as if it belonged to them! I hissed in shocked disbelief because this action is not what is written in...
