Tag Archive for ‘Oblates’
Beneath the Sands
The human heart is deep, lost in a desert where its deepest longings are lost beneath the sands. Days spent in silent pain, surrounded by others on the same path; yet not a word is said. Love the key that is sought and often not found….or something less that only makes the wounds deeper and [...]
Michael Casey on “Fully Human, Fully Divine”
Below is an interview of Fr. Casey January, 2010 where Fr. Casey shares his thoughts on what he calls his best book. Admittedly this is the most difficult of Fr. Casey’s books but well worth the effort. Fully Human, Fully Divine, which I think is my best book, is really just closely tied to the [...]
+ Terrence Michael Fox, OlbSB
Terrence Michael Fox, 75, died May 2, 2011 at home. A native of Troy, New York, he was the son of the late Roger and Lillian Cote Fox. He was an electrical engineer with American Dornier Machinery Corp in Charlotte. He was a retired Navy Veteran and a member of Queen of The Apostle’s Catholic [...]
Saint Benedict’s Advice for Lent
The Season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, 9 March 2011. Saint Benedict offers his thinking about the observance of Lent in chapter 49 of his Rule. Besides abstinence from vice, food, and drink, Benedict recommends reading, especially Sacred Scripture. The right kind of Lectio Divina can lead to that “compunction of heart” that is [...]
Revised Grail Psalms
The new Revised Grail Psalms have been shipped from Conception Abbey and arrived late last week. The changes, approved by the Congregation for Divine Worship will soon set in motion the revision of most Psalters that Oblates rely on. There is no word yet when we will start seeing these revised volumes, but Oblates might [...]
The Benedictine Charism Today
What does the Benedictine charism offer to today’s world? Put another way, how does The Rule of St. Benedict and the vision of St. Benedict speak to us today, particularly to lay people like myself? About 15 years ago when my husband went to be the dean of Canterbury Cathedral, we went to live in [...]
Oblate Meeting Sunday
The next Oblate meeting is on October 17th, and will follow the following Schedule: Novices: Meet at 2:30 in the Gallagher Room. First Years: Read the first Chapter of Finding Sanctuary by Abbot Christopher Jamison Second years: Read the first chapter of Cherish Christ Above All by Demetrius Dumm well as Chapter 3 and 4 [...]
What’s playing on St. Benedict’s iPod?
A Benedictine approach to technology Several years ago, as I was preparing to enter the monastery, I asked my soonto-be novice master if I would be allowed to bring my laptop computer with me. He responded that the Rule says that every monk should have a stylus and writing tablet (cf. RB 55:19). In so [...]
Oblate Breviary
We have now had a chance to fully review the Oblate Breviary published by St. Meinrads. It has many good features. It follows the Rule but keeps in mind the time constraints of Oblates. It has a four week Psalter cycle and introduces chant into the Breviary. It has a simplified format that is easy [...]
Oblate Meeting, January 17, 2010
Due to scheduling conflicts the newsletter did not go out this month. There will be a meeting of all Oblates Sunday, January 17th at 3:30 in the Gallagher Room. The meeting will close with Vespers at 5:30. Novices are asked to read the chapter on “Silence” in Finding Sanctuary. Oblates are asked to read chapter [...]
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