“I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2:19b-20 Thanks be to God you are here! I’m ...
Cloister Contemplative, Sr. Maggie, OSB-F offers two simple prayers for the season of Lent. Both track well with the suggestion for a Lenten practice from Resident Novice William – that we take steps to open to Christ living and working within us. You are invited to...
The Chapter Room is a-buzz with mews, meows and feline laughter. Sisters Nikki and Espy and the Resident Novices settle on their comfortable but not too comfortable cushions. On the Zoom screen Worldwide Novices wave and meow to each other. A couple barks are heard...
“In returning and rest we shall be saved.In quietness and trust shall be our strength.” Isaiah 31:5 The Community Gathers The Chapter Room is a’buzz with mews. Resident Novices are finding their comfortable, but not too comfortable cushions. Several are already...
Saint Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage(c. 210 - 258) Benedict’s instruction to prefer nothing whatever to Christ comes from Cyprian, a third century bishop in North Africa. In Cyprian’s treatise on the Lord’s Prayer - de dominica oratione, #15 – he included a list of...
Hello and Happy Thanksgiving! I’m Sr Nikki, OSB-F, Cloister Porter. Br Ricky asked me to introduce the results of the survey “Novices Mew Their Thanks.” Life is busy and so I thank all the novices and their humans who shared their thanksgivings with us. Here are the...
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...
Two others also, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified Jesus * there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. Then Jesus said, “ Father, forgive them;or they...
Welcome to this Monday Mewsing offering from the Feline Cloister. My name is Novice Benjamin, Bennie for short. This month’s Novice Instruction is a tad different from the usual – three audio recordings by Amma, done at the request of Br. Ricky. As I am a very...
Cloister Contemplative, Sr. Maggie, OSB-F offers two simple prayers for the season of Lent. Both track well with the suggestion for a Lenten practice from Resident Novice William – that we take steps to open to Christ living and working within us. You are invited to...