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.
I would like to join the Feline Cloister because my human mom has all these medals, statues and prayer books about this St. Benedict and I think I need to know more about him. Also she goes away for a long time to a Monastery and I think she needs to take us with her....
Hello. I’m Willow, a 1 ½ year old female. I want to join the Feline Cloister because, in all honesty, I need self-discipline and tolerance for all others. Like most of my feline friends and relatives, I feel that the world revolves around me. Having everything my...
Hello! My name is Cleopatra Whitney. I am 7 years young; in human years that’s 44 years old. I would like to join the Feline Cloister because my human finds me to be very spiritual, and I want to stay that way. On our recent Zoom call, Br. Ricky, our Novice Master,...
I would like to join the Feline Cloister because my mother loves St. Benedict and I would like to know more about him. At 12 years old I have matured in my outlook on life. This has opened the door for getting closer to God and for setting aside some feline pursuits...
Just like my feline housemate Georgette, I would like to join the Feline Cloister because my human is a Benedictine Oblate and I want to do everything she does. I can see that she tries very hard to live her Rule of Life and I admire her dedication. I am a...
I would like to join the Feline Cloister because my human is a Benedictine Oblate and I want to do everything she does. I really look up to her and want to follow her in her journey with God and Christ. As a 10-year-old feline, 56 in human years, at this mid-point...
I would like to join the Feline Cloister because my dear friend Emily was a member. Emily is now in the Feline Paradise Cloister. You may read about her by tapping here. Like Emily did, I attend evening prayer and love the chanting. It’s so calming and makes me...
I would like to join the Feline Cloister because I have the cloistered life down pat but would like to learn more about living in community with humans from others who are experts. I am not used to humans at all; I lived in a shelter for 8 years, my only companions...
Hello from Castelmola, Sicily! I am what humans here disparagingly call, gatto randagio, a stray cat, who lives in a community of gatti randagi. I became a novice because I wanted to center my life in God. I also want to be an agent of change and transformation in...
I’m a 1 ½ year-old female cat. I would like to join the Feline Cloister because: I am already a bit of a Benedictine, though I need to review the ladder of humility. I have practiced being with my human Mary during her prayers. On our Zoom call Novice Master Br....