Hello! Br. Ricky here. I’m purring because you decided to visit this page! Here you’ll find “tools” for Benedictine living. Each tool is associated with a “Mewsing on the Rule of St. Benedict.” Mewsings are articles about the Rule of St. Benedict and Benedictine spirituality. They are offered by Cloister members and novices.
This is a brand new page as of December, 2023. That’s why there aren’t lots of tools yet. But I have consulted with the Cloister and members agreed to prepare tools to help you. We want to do ALL WE CAN to encourage the practice of Benedictine ways.
We all hope that these tools will be of help. We will be adding more as time goes along.
Blessings to you.
THE FIRST WORD FROM THE CROSS “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” 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...
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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...
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I would like to join the Feline Cloister because my friend Emily is a member. Like Emily, I attend evening prayer and love the chanting. It’s so calming and makes me feel close to God. On our Zoom call Br. Ricky, the Novice Master, asked me what kind of feline I...
Emily's interview with Br. Ricky when she first became a novice. I was so excited when my human and I read the latest Mewsletter and learned that I could become a novice in the Feline Cloister. I am 15 years old, which I calculate to be 76 in human years. Now that I...
Been in a heated argument recently? Differing views about how government should intervene in the concerns of this country have resulted in pronounced divisions among people. Discussions escalate into arguments in families, among friends, and in the workplace as...
Are you looking for a good Benedictine read to start the new year? Look no further than Michael Casey’s book Seventy-Four Tools for Good Living. This wise and readable Cistercian author and monk is offering us a tool to unpack the Tools for Good Works, Chapter 4 in...
Do you know what your purpose is? Do I know what my purpose is? Are we each living our purpose? Our sense of purpose guides everything in our lives – how we spend our time, how we spend our money, people whom we choose as our friends, how we make decisions. To...
Purpose of the Tool: To help discern your purpose and to strengthen its impact in your daily life. Background on the Tool: Christians one of our purposes is to seek God in all we do. We also have what I call a “personal purpose,” which motivates and guides us in...