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...

I think we can all acknowledge that inherent in our human condition are all sorts of complicated confusions and paradoxes.  For example,...

Feeling a little frazzled, I recently took myself off for a walk to the beautiful modern chapel at Ripon college, the Anglican...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

St. Benedict lived in the 5th century, yet his teachings remain relevant today, particularly for young people. Henri Nouwen, a prominent...

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...

In a divided and divisive world, the voice of St Benedict calls us to come together despite all our differences, to find meaning, purpose...

Looking back, a young student’s decision to visit Worth Abbey for an Easter retreat in 1980, based on no particular connection, was...

Dom Michael Casey ocso, wrote, ‘there no doubt the Rule of St Benedict is a profound document. This, however, is no excuse for spending...

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...

I recently visited the National Gallery’s Franciscan exhibition and came away refreshed and grateful. The star of the show is of course...

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”...

The first promise a Benedictine monk makes is one of stability. Saint Benedict is very clear. The person seeking to join the monastic...