Life as an oblate associated with a Catholic Benedictine monastery. John shares his lifestyle that follows ancient monastic practices having their roots in the earliest desert fathers and the Rule of St. Benedict.
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The Catholic Prayer Bible, lectio divina edition, is expected to be published in March 2010 by Paulist Press. Thanks to the Catholic Bibles blog, I learned about the publication and called Paulist Press to inquire about the publication date.
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My wife and I went on a spiritual retreat recently with a group of other Benedictine oblates at St. Leo Abbey in Florida,. Location and directions. The Friday to Sunday retreat was the best one we have had, but each one has been better than the last,...
My wife and I are back from a Benedictine oblate retreat over the weekend — Friday through Sunday evening.
Like the Mediaeval pilgrims who were told “one’s pilgrimage does not end in Santiago — it begins there”(1) we came home feeling that...
Monastic Ponderings is new blog I enjoy reading and... well.. pondering. Here are several of the most recent blog titles:In the Garden of the Soul
The Journey
Inner Spirit
The truth about Community life
Penthos Every one is a clear view into the life...
St. Benedict wrote a Rule for monks which is also used today by Benedictine oblates.
St. Benedict’s Rule gives a schedule for chanting all 150 Psalms during a week. But in that schedule St. Benedict actually had his monks reciting certain Psalms...
