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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...
Have you ever imagined that the Rule of St. Benedict was penned for you; that the Rule is your personal guide to life in Christ and for Christ? When I encounter the word “brother or sister” in the Rule of St. Benedict I like to mentally substitute a person’s name or a...
Purpose of the Tool: To take some time to read the Rule in a way that brings it more personally to you, especially if you are outside a monastic community and, through this practice, to discover the many ways Benedict gives you to prefer nothing but Christ....
While some may initially discount this book as not being serious or valuable to a Benedictine reader because of the catchy title, please don't fall into this judgment. In this readable book, you will find gracious wisdom in the accounts of the author’s experiences of...