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 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....
I would like to join the Feline Cloister because: I would like to see what other cats are doing. Maybe I could learn something new. Just so you know, I am 14 years old and am a charming female cat.
I would like to join the Feline Cloister because I am drawn to prayer. I love to be with my momma when she prays on the Facebook livestream, especially when she leads the daily office. I would love to learn more about the Rule and especially about the mystics and...
I would like to join the Feline Cloister because: I know there is much I can learn from other felines regarding prayer, meditation and appropriate behavior in the Benedictine way. I am a good companion to my human and know that I can be a good companion to the other...