by SBTBAdmin | Feb 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
To Grumble or Not To Grumble – That’s the Question Never lose hope in God’s mercy. RB 4.74 Ever flail and flail against the wind? Most of us have encountered the relentlessness of a difficult or challenging situation that seems never to end. It could be a situation at...
by SBTBAdmin | Feb 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
Purpose of the Tool: To embrace an extra spiritual practice normally done in Lent during at any season or time of the year. Background on the Tool: In the newsletter article for this issue I suggested that we can have a “Lenten” spiritual practice any time of the year...
by SBTBAdmin | Feb 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
Living A Somewhat Continuous Lent The life of a monastic ought to be a continuous Lent. RB 49.1 At this month’s meeting of my Benedictine Spirituality group, one of the members confessed that she was going to miss her Lenten discipline. “I need to continue this,” she...
by SBTBAdmin | Feb 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
I have a rule of life…never make New Year’s resolutions. Too discouraging! A few weeks ago I reviewed the 2010 ministry plan that I made last January. As usual it was full of wonderful ideas but too ambitious. Along with the regular work I do—preparing for...
