From one of the most influential religious and social leaders of our time.

Genuinely holy people know...

The Rule of Benedict, on which the lives of many religious women and men have been based for over 1500 years, was written by an Italian in sixth century Italy....

Genuinely holy people know...

The Rule of Benedict, on which the lives of many religious women and men have been based for over 1500 years, was written by an Italian in sixth century Italy....

Someone else to help us see

A brother questioned Abba Hierax saying, “Give me a Word. How can I be saved?”

Someone else to help us see

A brother questioned Abba Hierax saying, “Give me a Word. How can I be saved?”

A Spirituality of Work

The sacred work of the monastic is the Divine Office or Opus Dei—the work of God and lectio.

A Spirituality of Work

The sacred work of the monastic is the Divine Office or Opus Dei—the work of God and lectio.

To the very source of light

Religion is meant to be light, sign, watermark, path. Religion becomes a map to a place no one has ever been. But the going on is up to me. And...

To the very source of light

Religion is meant to be light, sign, watermark, path. Religion becomes a map to a place no one has ever been. But the going on is up to me. And...

A heresy of the times

Today prophets of pietism tell us to “pray for peace” and “pray that God’s will be done.” And this is certainly important.

A heresy of the times

Today prophets of pietism tell us to “pray for peace” and “pray that God’s will be done.” And this is certainly important.

The cosmic God is a surety

“I have no doubt now that God is with us all and comes often to many in a burst of awareness. The difference is that the Presence becomes a guide,...

The cosmic God is a surety

“I have no doubt now that God is with us all and comes often to many in a burst of awareness. The difference is that the Presence becomes a guide,...