by Br. Ricky OSB-F | Oct 21, 2023 | Monday Mewsings, Novice Life Practices, Presence of God
Br. Ricky Reflects on His Retreat at St. Benedict’s – Feline: Finds Two Verses to Guide Us Every Day Prefer nothing whatever to Christ. RB 72.11 “…Seek first the reign and justice of God…” (Mt 6:33) RB 2.35 Hello, Novices! Amma and I flew...
by Br. Ricky OSB-F | Oct 20, 2023 | Novice Life Practices, Ricky's Mewsings
Br. Ricky, OSB-FNovice Master Br. Ricky, Novice Master, is almost ready to begin a class on Chapter 49 – The Observance of Lent. Resident Novices are ready to give their reports on selections from this chapter of The Rule of St. Benedict. With lots of excited mewing...
by Br. Ricky OSB-F | Oct 19, 2023 | Balance, Monday Mewsings
The cloister members Sisters Nikki and Espy along with the Resident Novices are seated in a semi-circle around Br. Ricky in the Chapter Room. Hushed mews are heard as the felines anticipate the first discussion of how the Rule of St. Benedict can help humans. ...
by Br. Ricky OSB-F | Oct 18, 2023 | Monday Mewsings, Novice Life Practices
You are just in time to join Br. Ricky, OSB-F, Novice Master, and Sr. Maggie, OSB-F, Cloister Contemplate and Assistant Novice Master, on their Zoom call. Sr. Maggie, on assignment in Florida, has finished compiling the results of one of the questions on the Novice...
by Br. Ricky OSB-F | Dec 28, 2021 | Benedictine Hospitality, Kindness/Respect, Relationship/Community, Ricky's Mewsings
Way back in August of 2015 Esperanza ( “hope” in Spanish), Espy for short, then a four month old kitten, appeared at Amma’s back door. Acting really cute so that Amma Jane and Prior John were enamored, she landed abruptly in the cloister. Well this...
