Living the Rule 
Stories and examples of how monastics and oblates live out the Rule in their daily lives.
Laughter
I pretty much find humor everywhere, people, events, politics, faith; all have their humorous side for there is much that can be laughed about, not in cruelty, though humor can be used for that, or in mockery. Yet for the most part, I believe humor has at its root in compassion, for we tease, joke,… Read More ›
The appointment
No matter what we are doing, or where we are at, there is an element of inner waiting often not averted to, as if something is moving towards us inexorably. When young it was hardly noticed or thought about, though it would be forced upon consciousness when someone’s time had come, their number called and… Read More ›
About choice
People have different understandings about faith, what it is, why some have it and others don’t and also as one matures, the above understandings change, it seems to be a life long process. A slow maturing that never ends, an ever deepening adventure for those who are on the path….. pilgrims who learn to deal… Read More ›
Bowl of Marbles (part 2)
My mind still races, though I am better at slowing it down as I age, perhaps that is what . . . writing is all about, to slow down thoughts and yes my tapes, many of them compulsive and tormenting, if I take the wrong attitude towards them. Some days, when I am tired, or… Read More ›
A bowl of marbles: Journaling (part 1)
Sometimes when I set down to write, it is more as act of faith than anything, for there are mornings when I have no idea what I am going to journal about. I don’t think it is writer’s block, which is obvious that is something I don’t have; it’s just there is so much churning… Read More ›
Enigma
I am such an enigma when trying to understand who I am and why I react the way I do. I often find myself being very harsh towards others, at least in my heart. At the same time I am aware that I either do the same thing, or perhaps something worse in my everyday… Read More ›
Our elders
They are everywhere, these very old people, each a call to meditate on our own mortality, something most would like to put off until tomorrow, yet we only have today, tomorrow does not yet exist, will never in fact, well as an idea, for there is only this day where our potential can be lived out…. Read More ›
Napoleon complex
I would think that most people have authority issues. Well I think I have meet one person who did not seem to have any, but even then I am not sure. Authority is either not trusted, feared or despised by most; usually one of the three being dominant. They can all surface from time to… Read More ›
When Nuns, Prayer, and Cheese Meet
CROZET, Va. — It’s a business model you won’t see anywhere else: thirteen women who make artisanal Gouda cheese that sells out every year. Their secret ingredient? Prayer. Prayer is also the reason they say they won’t expand. The Gouda Life The women are nuns living in a cloistered Trappist community at Our Lady of the… Read More ›
Something to think about: Life review
There is however one aspect of the “Near Death Experience” that got my attention from the beginning, and has been something that has intrigued me ever since. It is not the tunnel of light, nor the so-called communication from dead relatives or other entities, as interesting as they are, nor the prophecies, some of which… Read More ›