Why a Rule of Life?: Dragging one from the cloister to the kitchen!
From the Cloister to the Kitchen: a Rule of Life for the rest of us: Why a Rule of Life? Most of us, at one or more points in our…
A chapter on food and drink for a Rule of Life. Annd some context. And some French Toast.
A Chapter of a Rule of Life on Food and Drink My mother was an amazing woman. She was not a great mother. A borderline personality disorder and a tiny…
Preparing to write a chapter on food and drink
This wreath from a Williamsburg door reminds me of the bounty of the earth with its sprays of wheat and nestled vegetables and fruit. So this week we will be…
A Chapter on Prayer and cookies for breakfast
Chapter three- Rule of Life Prayer Rule of Life- Charles LaFond Jesus came as The Word made flesh – God’s living word, to break down the barriers between God and…
preparing to write a chapter on prayer
We are getting ready to consider our Chapter of the Rule of Life on Prayer. This will tempt some to give up. Don’t. Prayer can be a very intimidating…
The Chapter on Prayer – why?
This week we will be looking at the chapter of our Rule of Life on Prayer. Mornings are quiet and are nothing short of delicious and that is when I…
Writing your Chapter on Silence
A sample chapter on Silence (and how your notes inform it) Before writing your chapter, go back to your notes on the subject at hand, the clippings you have assembled…
SSJE Rule Chapter on Silence
Chapter TWENTY-SEVEN from the Rule of the Society of Saint John The Evangelist (http://www.ssje.org) - the monastery in which I was a monk for the novitiate. I offer this as…
Notes on a chapter for SILENCE
"God spoke His eternal word in silence, and He wishes us to receive His words in silence. " Thomas Merton, The Monastic Journey. NY: Image Books, 1977. …so the chapter…
The WORD – a chapter in a Rule of Life
Last week, we discussed the work one need do to imagine and then research a chapter on a Rule of life. here on out for a while till lent, we…