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REFLECTIONS

Benedictine Wisdom

Quotations to stir heart and mind.

Compiled by Richard A. Kauffman | posted 12/29/2008 09:56AM

THERE ARE TIMES when good words are to be left unsaid out of esteem for silence.
The Rule of St. Benedict 6:2

LANGUAGE IS A GIFT that can be used thoughtfully or thoughtlessly, humbly or proudly. Someone ...

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Denise

Posted: January 02, 2009 10:18 AM

For many years we have posted Benedicts Rule 53:1 (Welcome each guest as though he were Christ) above the door to our home. We have been blessed to share the gifts of home, family and food with many unlikely visitors, and our children taught and encouraged to do the same. In retrospect, we have been blessed to find ourselves 'in the company of angels' over and over again. Thank you for these reflections that encourage and intsruct.

Yvonnic

Posted: December 30, 2008 3:41 AM

Hello to the Christianity Today team and readers! I'm a benedictine oblate of St Remacle Monastery of Wavreumont (Belgium) and in charge of the administration of the monastery oblates' blog. I have discovered your excellent publication while browsing the internet in search for Christian and more particularly Benedictine sources. I just wanted to thank you for this fine selection of benedictine wisdom quotations. It is good to see these words presented in this way to all the people of good will in all parts of the world. God bless you! And a Happy New Year to all in the Lord's presence!

lori.tischler@sbcglobal.net

Posted: December 29, 2008 7:53 PM


Thank you!! Wonderful Words. So true, deep, reflective, helpful, peace-and-joy-giving.

Bonnie

Posted: December 29, 2008 12:35 PM

When I see that "Reflections" has been included in one of the CT newsletters, I know I am in for a treat. It is sometimes (often) hard to have the discipline to read the words slowly, reflectively, when there is so much internal pressure to get on with my day and my responsibilities. But it is always rewarding to stop for a few moments and meditate on these words of wisdom. Thank you so much for this wonderful column. Most poignant this time: "Prayer is an opening of the self so that the Word of God can break in and make us new."

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