Reframing Lent “You have turned my mourning into dancing; you have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, so that my soul may praise you and not be silent.” Psalm 30:11, 12a Ash Wednesday is just around … Continue reading
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Living from the Spiritual Heart “Let us open our eyes to the light that comes from God. Prologue 9a This summer I read some back issues of the spiritual magazine Weavings from Upper Room Publications. In a 1992 issue entitled … Continue reading
Playing Catch – A “Benedictine” Game Obedience is a blessing to be shown by all, not only to the abbot or prioress but to one another as sisters and brothers, since we know that it is by this way of … Continue reading
Purpose of the Tool: To help you move towards freedom and peace of heart. Background on the Tool: In the fourth step of humility Benedict offers a way to meet and move through the difficult times in life. Instead of … Continue reading
To Grumble or Not To Grumble – That’s the Question Never lose hope in God’s mercy. RB 4.74 Ever flail and flail against the wind? Most of us have encountered the relentlessness of a difficult or challenging situation that seems … Continue reading
Purpose of the Tool: To embrace an extra spiritual practice normally done in Lent during at any season or time of the year. Background on the Tool: In the newsletter article for this issue I suggested that we can have … Continue reading
Living A Somewhat Continuous Lent The life of a monastic ought to be a continuous Lent. RB 49.1 At this month’s meeting of my Benedictine Spirituality group, one of the members confessed that she was going to miss her Lenten … Continue reading
I have a rule of life…never make New Year’s resolutions. Too discouraging! A few weeks ago I reviewed the 2010 ministry plan that I made last January. As usual it was full of wonderful ideas but too ambitious. Along with … Continue reading
Hi! How was your Thanksgiving? Ours was great. We had Mixed Grill instead of turkey which is okay by me. Jane had tofu turkey. Yuck! I don’t know how she can eat that stuff. Something happened the other day that … Continue reading
I saw it! It was right there in plain view-a toy in one of the cat beds, peeking out from a corner where one of my feline companions had secreted it as if it belonged to them! Benedict is most … Continue reading