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 he is mild; He became a little child.’ Authentic poets are also prophets; as Elijah sat under a tree and was fed [...]
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 letters. ‘You have written a masterpiece!’ says the fawning devotee. With a superior wave of the hand the guru says, ‘It is [...]
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 main blog, but longer parts of my book St Benedict and St Therese will be posted here for Donor Subscribers. This is [...]