Suburban Hermit
“In Every Man There is a Monk and an Explorer” Ben Stauffer
St Benedict and Obedience
In his rule St Benedict develops the virtue of obedience and the monk takes a vow of obedience to his Abbot. We tend to soften the call to obedience today and talk instead about [...]
Lent With St Benedict and St Therese – Part 3
The Way of the Lamb William Blake asked, ‘Little lamb, who made thee?… Little lamb, I’ll tell thee, He is called by thy name, For he calls himself a Lamb. He is meek, and [...]
Old Monk on Finding God
God comes to us from below and we must stoop to meet Him.
Lent with St Benedict and St Therese Part Two
The Little Rule and the Little Way In his final chapter Benedict says his rule is ‘a little rule for beginners.’ At first this sounds like the false modesty of the great man of [...]
Lent with St Benedict and St Therese – Part One
It is my aim during Lent to expand and promote Benedictine Spirituality here at the Suburban Hermit section of my blog. Some excerpts from this Benedictine Lent Online Retreat will be available on the [...]
Finding Forgiveness
“I know I have been forgiven because I’ve been to confession, but I don’t feel forgiven!How can I find peace and know that I’m forgiven? ” This is one of the most frequent questions [...]