Oblates will meet in September on the 16th, the third Sunday of the month, and will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Gallagher Room. First and second year novices will meet at 2:30 p.m. in the Gallagher Room to discuss the coming year’s reading material.
First year novices need to obtain a copy of Finding Sanctuary: Monastic Steps for Everyday Life by Abbot Christopher Jamison and Benedict of Nursia: His Message for Today by Anselm Grun. They should read “Part One: Everyday Life” in the Abbot Jamison’s book.
Second year novices need to obtain a copy of The Life of St. Benedict by Terrence Kardong and A Guide to Living in the Truth: Saint Benedict’s Teaching on Humility, by Fr. Michael Casey, OCSO. They should read Section 1 and 2 of The Life and chapter one of A Guide.
Oblates will continue reading Michael Casey’s Toward God: The Ancient Wisdom of Western Prayer.
