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Be Porter of Your Heart

Be Porter of Your Heart

by Sr Nikki OSB-F | Apr 27, 2024 | Hospitality, Monday Mewsings, Novice Life Practices

The Chapter Room of the Feline Cloister is a-buzz with mews, feline chuckles, and the rustling of papers as Resident Novices gather for the latest instruction from Br. Ricky, Novice Master.  On the monitor projecting Zoom, excited Worldwide Novices wave to each other...
Leisure is a Friend of the Soul

Leisure is a Friend of the Soul

by Sr Nikki OSB-F | Mar 29, 2023 | Moderation/Balance, Ricky's Mewsings

“Thanks be to God that you are here!” (RB 66.3) I’m Sr. Nikki, OSB-F (Order of St. Benedict – Feline).  You may be wondering about the title of my Mewsing, a “take off” on RB 48.1 in The Rule of St. Benedict – “Idleness is the enemy of the soul.” In...

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