Oblate Program at Belmont Abbey, NC

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Never too late

There are different types of beauty that are often noticed by individuals but perhaps ignored by the overall culture.  There is the vibrant beauty of youth, which is of course noticed by our culture and idolized to the point of actually causing harm.  Young men and women with an inner glow and vibrancy that perhaps… Read More ›

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That one ought not judge any man

It happened that temptation fell upon a brother in the monastery of abbot Elias, and they cast him out: and he came to the mountain, to abbot Antony. After he had been with him for some time, Antony sent him back to the community whence he had come out. But when they saw him, they… Read More ›

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Stop Looking at Ourselves

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Abba Prior and Judging Others

At that time a meeting was held at Sketis about a brother who had sinned. The Fathers spoke, but Abba Prior kept silent. Later, he got up and went out. He took a sack and filled it with sand and carried it on his shoulder; then he put a little sand into a small bag… Read More ›

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