Raising Kids …we must be vigilant every hour… (Rule of St. Benedict 7.29) The kid who is old enough to chew solid food will also be smart enough to realize ...
Rage Definition We must then be on guard against any base desire, because death is stationed near the gateway of pleasure. (Rule of St. Benedict 7.24) Last week a man ...
Scripture tells us: Turn away from your desires Sirach 18:30. And in the Prayer too we ask God that his will be done in us Matthew 6:10. We are rightly taught not ...
Our thoughts are always present to God… God searches hearts and minds Psalm 7:10…. The Lord knows the thoughts of men Psalm 94:11…. From afar you know my thoughts Psalm ...
The first step of humility, then, is that a man keeps the fear of God always before his eyes and never forgets it. Psalm 36:1 (Rule of St. Benedict 7.10) The practice of humility isn’t ...
Post-Hurricane Clean-Up Meditation We shall through patience share in the sufferings of Christ that we may deserve also to share in his kingdom. (Rule of St. Benedict Prologue 50) Patience ...
As often as anything important is to be done in the monastery, the abbot shall call the whole community together and himself explain what the business is; and after hearing ...
In his teaching, the abbot should always observe the Apostle’s recommendation, in which he says: Use argument, appeal, reproof 2 Timothy 4:2. This means that he must vary with circumstances, threatening ...
The abbot should avoid all favoritism in the monastery…. But the abbot is free, if he sees fit, to change anyone’s rank as justice demands…. God shows no partiality among ...
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