Old Monk on Stability

May 18, 2012 By 1 Comment
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Stability means “God is not elsewhere.”

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Old Monk on Submission

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The prayer at the heart of prayer: “Thy Will be Done.”

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Old Monk on Theosis

May 10, 2012 By 1 Comment
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Novice: I have said my prayers, fasted, fed the poor and kept the vigil. What more must I do? Old Monk: (stands up with hands raised, from his fingertips spurt flames of fire and with eyes blazing) Why not become a living flame of love?

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St Benedict for Beginners

April 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Do you like Old Monk? I am a Benedictine oblate and have benefited much in my spiritual growth through the wisdom of St Benedict. If you’d like to learn more, then why not  follow my series of short meditations on the Rule of St Benedict over at Integrated Catholic Life? This part seven of a long [...]

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Chust for Nice

April 23, 2012 By 4 Comments
Blackfriars -- the Dominicans in Oxford

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Old Monk on Humility

April 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Humility means accepting yourself just as you are and being both disappointed and delighted.

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