Being a member of the Lay Community of Saint Benedict has 4 key components for me: ·        The Rule ·        The Community ·        Our...

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...

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...

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...