To become what we hate...

 Benedict makes it clear that the desire for good

is not an excuse for the exercise of evil in its behalf.

This reading is important, then, for people whose 

high ideals lead them to the basest of means

in the name of achieving good. To become what 

we hate — as mean as the killers, as obsessed as the haters

is neither the goal nor the greatness of the spiritual life.

The Rule of Benedict, Sr Joan Chittister        

I was rightly reminded today by a dear friend, that context IS important.  And so it is that Sister Joan reminds us that the end does not justify the means....

Chapter 64

 If in the course of life, you find yourself in a position of leadership--read Chapter 64 and Chapter 65 closely. 

They were written for you.

The Spark of the Divine

Benedictine spirituality reverence for the other based on the spark of the divine that is in us all is a gift to be given to a century alive with distinctions it will not admit and an insight into the sacred, scarred and bleeding, that it does not see.  

The Rule of Benedict, Sr. Joan Chittister

 

Dear Lord, forgive me for self-centered blindness.  Help me open my eyes to see and server your world.  Amen

 

God's Call to Us

Be still and know that I am God

Be still and know that I am

Be still and know

Be still

Be 

Benedictine Spirituality

Spirituality is a way of life.

We are called to be what we say we are.

Simple.

Centered in God.

To be a Christian is a full-time identify.

We are called to heed the Gospel call

whomever we are with and wherever we are.

It is a never-ending pursuit of faith

and through His abiding Grace

we will prevail.