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
- 3 min
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
- 2 min
'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
- 3 min
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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Discipleship and Digital Coordinator
- Jul 13
- 3 min
A week for Benedict
Once a year the oldies of the church, the revered ones, get a day of celebration and so in July Benedict gets his. A moment in the...
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Discipleship and Digital Coordinator
- Jul 12
- 3 min
Why celebrate St Benedict?
In a divided and divisive world, the voice of St Benedict calls us to come together despite all our differences, to find meaning, purpose...
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Discipleship and Digital Coordinator
- Jul 11
- 3 min
Growing into St Benedict
Looking back, a young student’s decision to visit Worth Abbey for an Easter retreat in 1980, based on no particular connection, was...
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Discipleship and Digital Coordinator
- Jul 10
- 4 min
Why celebrate St Benedict?
Dom Michael Casey ocso, wrote, ‘there no doubt the Rule of St Benedict is a profound document. This, however, is no excuse for spending...
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Discipleship and Digital Coordinator
- Jul 8
- 4 min
Listening with St Benedict
Here it is, the great calling bell of St Benedict, located at the very beginning of his Rule: ‘Listen, child of God’. (RB Prologue) I am...
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Discipleship and Digital Coordinator
- Jul 8
- 3 min
St Benedict, Patron Saint of the Environment: A Celebration
I recently visited the National Gallery’s Franciscan exhibition and came away refreshed and grateful. The star of the show is of course...
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Discipleship and Digital Coordinator
- Jun 2
- 2 min
Do we chat or pray to God?
I was corrected at a meeting that I was chairing recently when I said, “Enough Guys”. It was pointed out to me that I was the only “Guy”...
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Discipleship and Digital Coordinator
- Apr 20
- 3 min
Stability: How does it work if you're a Lay Benedictine?
The first promise a Benedictine monk makes is one of stability. Saint Benedict is very clear. The person seeking to join the monastic...
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Discipleship and Digital Coordinator
- Dec 1, 2022
- 2 min
Which way?
This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and...
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Katie Livesey
- May 9, 2022
- 3 min
Between the Resurrection and Pentecost
I talked to my friend on the phone about Easter with the LCSB at Cefn Lea. I tell her what a rich and tumultuous time it was, filling me...
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Elizabeth Serpell
- Mar 2, 2022
- 2 min
Ash Wednesday
Ash is a strange symbol with which to mark a beginning, but here we are, at the beginning of Lent, using ashes to remind ourselves of the...
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Discipleship and Digital Coordinator
- Feb 2, 2022
- 3 min
Candlemas: the invitation of Anna and Simeon.
As we progress in this way of life and in faith, we shall run on the path of God’s commandments, our hearts overflowing with the...
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Alain Anderton
- Dec 17, 2021
- 3 min
Christmas is Coming!
Christmas is coming. It is a time for rules and rituals. For my Christmas, it is a space where the whole family can gather together. We...
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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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