Twenty Six Sunday in Ordinary Time

Matthew 21:28-32 St Benedict expected unhesitating obedience from his monks: ‘The first step of humility is unhesitating obedience, which comes naturally to those who cherish Christ above all.’ (Rule of St Benedict, Ch 5, On Obedience) For St Benedict cherishing Christ is key to everything that happens in the monastery. Reading this challenging line from …

St Matthew

Matthew 9:9-13 The Nuns of Twitter have been sharing their experiences of their vocation journeys. While there are some differences between our experiences, we all share that mixture of courage, trepidation and love that was needed for us each to make that initial contact and then formally ask to enter a congregation or monastery. ‘As …