Sabbath rest and little martyrdoms
In the catacombs of Saint Callixtus outside Rome, lies the memorial to Saint Cecelia, the patron saint of music. She was of an aristocratic family and was martyred in the…
the stewardship of quiet
Today I will spend a bit of time assembling tomorrow's pic nic in the Denver Botanical Gardens with friends - a simple lunch of meats, cheeses, wine, tomatoes from a…
the stewardship of our inner monk
Ringing the bell at the monastery was one of my jobs as cellarer. As the cook of the monastery's house in the country, it was my job to ring the…
discernment
Discernment and discretion come from the same medieval word, “discretio.” As the church was emerging out of the dark ages and into a season of locked-down authority and hierarchy (from…