Hello. Novices and friends. In July, 2023, I spent a wonderful week in a hermitage at St. Benedict's Monastery in St. Joseph, Minnesota. This was my fifth retreat with the wonderful sisters. I would like to share what I discovered about living in the present moment...
Br. Ricky, OSB-FNovice MasterBr. 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...
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...
“Let us open our eyes to the light that comes from God.” The Rule of St. Benedict, Prologue Verse 9aHello and welcome to a Amma's reflection on a sabbatical taken in January 2023. I (Br. Ricky, Novice Master) encourage you to read these slowly. Take your time over a...
"Listen carefully, my child, to my instructions, and attend to them with the ear of your heart. This is advice from one who loves you; welcome it, and faithfully put it into practice.” Prologue 1Cross-Cultural Listeningfrom the heartThe Whys and Whats of...