Ora et Labora - A Beautiful Balance
For thirty years of my life, I was given the immense gift by the monks of Worth Abbey to be able take some part in their daily routine of...
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Discipleship and Digital Coordinator
Aug 132 min read
The Lord’s Presence in His Creation
I keep wondering if caring for creation has become something I just try to do – recycle, be a mindful consumer, and especially support...
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Discipleship and Digital Coordinator
Aug 92 min read
Peace in Public
As I thought about writing this, I reread the blogs on the LCSB website, carefully curated by Jerome. They are wise and perceptive. The...
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Discipleship and Digital Coordinator
Jul 133 min read
The Heritage of the Holy Rule
When I was young enough to be at the beginning of my adult faith-life, but not old enough to have any idea how I would live out my...
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Jul 122 min read
Particles of Communion
In 2004, during a major escalation of long-running conflicts in Sudan, I travelled to Darfur to help manage the combined aid response of...
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Jul 113 min read
The Peace That Flourishes Amongst Thorns
It was in the 1990s that I encountered Greg Ryan, a stalwart of the WCCM, using 'Pax' as a conclusion to his emails. At the time, with...
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Discipleship and Digital Coordinator
Jul 102 min read
Benedict and the Climate Crisis
There's an ecological crisis but perhaps you haven't noticed. It seems many people haven't. Writing this I'm staying in a small village...
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Discipleship and Digital Coordinator
Jul 93 min read
St Benedict and Caring For Creation
We are guests in God’s world and stewards of its resources. ‘The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and...
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Discipleship and Digital Coordinator
Jul 83 min read
Charisms In A Time of Crisis
It is easy to think of St Benedict as someone in control of life. His rule provides in-depth guidance and advice on how to live life as...
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Discipleship and Digital Coordinator
Jul 63 min read
Prayer In A Time of Crisis
I think we can all acknowledge that inherent in our human condition are all sorts of complicated confusions and paradoxes. For example,...
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Discipleship and Digital Coordinator
May 162 min read
Holy Space, Heart Space
Feeling a little frazzled, I recently took myself off for a walk to the beautiful modern chapel at Ripon college, the Anglican...
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Discipleship and Digital Coordinator
Mar 142 min read
A Powerful Promise
Being a member of the Lay Community of Saint Benedict has 4 key components for me: · The Rule · The Community · Our...
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Discipleship and Digital Coordinator
Feb 223 min read
Consecrating Chaos
Several weeks ago, I gave a talk to a gathering of meditators which I belong to called Benedict’s Well. The title of the talk was...
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Discipleship and Digital Coordinator
Jan 252 min read
Silence is Golden
We live in a world where total silence is impossible. A friend went on a walking holiday in New Zealand. She said it was beautiful, but...
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Discipleship and Digital Coordinator
Jan 183 min read
Ora et Labora: Work, Prayer and Holy Service
For St Benedict, prayer and work seem to be on an almost equal footing. Ch 8 – 20 of The Rule of St Benedict deal with the Monastic life...
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Discipleship and Digital Coordinator
Dec 14, 20232 min read
Promises and Obligations
When people join the Lay Community, they make a promise and repeat it annually. "In response to the call of Christ, I offer myself to...
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Discipleship and Digital Coordinator
Oct 30, 20232 min read
Wisdom From The Saints
As we approach the feast of All Saint’s Day, celebrated in many churches as a day on which to remember those holy men and women who have...
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Discipleship and Digital Coordinator
Jul 16, 20233 min read
Why do I celebrate St Benedict?
Like many, I imagine, I came across St Benedict and his Rule through reading Esther De Waal’s now classic, Seeking God: The Way of St...
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Discipleship and Digital Coordinator
Jul 15, 20232 min read
'Why do I celebrate St Benedict?'
An excellent question. Why do I daily celebrate St Benedict, in a world that celebrates a lot of other saints. Simply the impact he has...
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Discipleship and Digital Coordinator
Jul 14, 20233 min read
Why Celebrate St. Benedict: Thoughts inspired by Henri Nouwen
St. Benedict lived in the 5th century, yet his teachings remain relevant today, particularly for young people. Henri Nouwen, a prominent...
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Everything the abbot or abbess teaches and commands should, like the leaven of divine justice, permeate the minds of his disciples.
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