UPCOMING EVENTS, LATEST NEWS and BLOGS
- VOCATIONS: Come and See “Monastic Plunge” Retreat
- EVENT: Subiaco Academy Alumni Reunion
- RETREAT:Subiaco Abbey Monastic Retreat
- VOCATIONS: Weekend Monastic Vocations Retreat
- RETREAT: Diocese of Little Rock Priests
- RETREAT: St Edward Parish, Texarkana
- RETREAT: St Mary Youth, Windthorst, TX
- VOCATIONS: Weekend Monastic Vocations Retreat
- RETREAT: Women of Faith United Methodist Church
- RETREAT: Diaconate Formation, Tulsa Diocese
- RETREAT: Custer Road United Methodist Youth
- RETREAT: Summer Serenity, Dc. John Burns
BLOG: Sobriety Without End
While in his Holy Rule, St. Benedict applies the character of sobriety, or temperance, to the cellarer of the monastery (31.1) and the abbot (64.9), sobriety is a quality to be exhibited by all Benedictines. Sobriety is commonly associated with those suffering addiction and their recovery from addiction into a life of sobriety. In this instance, however, any…
BLOG: The Two Wolves
The story is told of a young Cherokee boy who had been shaken by witnessing for the first time an action of brutality motivated by cruel hatred. He was puzzled and asked his grandfather how this could be — how could people treat one another like that? The old man listened to him and then…
NEWS: Our Monks in Rome
Brothers Jude and Ephrem are presently in Rome undertaking a wonderful Monastic Renewal program. The program–known as Recyclage–begins on April 29th and ends on May 24th. Among the activities planned are pilgrimages to Norcia, Subiaco and Monte Cassino: walking tours of the catacombs, patriarchial basilicas and other holy places; conferences in English two mornings a…
BLOG: Apologia
“Why do you do this (Perpetual Adoration),” she asked. Yes, why am I here? I hope, and I desire that, at root, the reason is that I believe that Jesus loves me, to his death and beyond; and I want to, I need to, I choose to love him in return. How is this love…
BLOG: Monks Helping Neighbors
St. Joseph Catholic School (Paris, AR) and Subiaco Academy and Abbey are involved in many ventures, beneficial to both institutions. The most visible ongoing connection is the yearly influx of St. Joseph students who then matriculate at the Academy, only five miles to the east. Subiaco 9th grade student Nicholas Felix, son of St. Joseph…
BLOG: Really Winning
A key attitude in the Rule of St. Benedict is expressed forcefully in climactic Chapter 72, The Good Zeal of Monks: “No one is to pursue what he judges better for himself, but instead, what he considers better for someone else.” This is a radical statement and certainly countercultural in our world, but it is…
BLOG: “If my brother offends me” [Matthew 18:21-35]
This passage is certainly about forgiveness, but not about forgiveness of enemies. An enemy is one who deliberately, maliciously seeks to harm me. For whatever reason, an enemy chooses to strike me down, to destroy me or to ruin my reputation. Peter asks Jesus about forgiving brothers. That’s a different matter. Our brothers are not…