by Novice Michael James | Jan 27, 2024 | Monday Mewsings, Novice Life Practices, Patience
A Challenge is Identified My quest started in our last Chapter. Amma lamented that her efforts to nip her grumbling yielded no positive results. “When I start to grumble about someone or something,” she confessed, “the grumbling takes off into an...
by Novice Michael James | Jan 27, 2024 | Novice Activities, Novice Activities - Novice Life Practices, Novice Activities - Patience
Novice Life Practices ACTIVITY FOCUS: How to stop grumbling right when it starts Are you a grumbler? Do you murmur about this or that? How do you feel when you grumble?Would you like to change all that?Read on to learn of a practice to put a lid on grumbling and...
by Novice Michael James | Jun 28, 2023 | Felines Unpack the Rule of St. Benedict
“They sleep clothed, and girded with belts or cords;but they should remove their knives,lest they accidentally cut themselves in their sleep.” RB 22.5 Welcome to “What To Do About Those Dangerous Knives!” I’m Resident Novice Michael James. The human companion of...