“Prefer nothing whatever to Christ,” St. Benedict says in his little Rule. And he also says, “Let all guests be received as Christ.” He wants us to put Christ first, to sit at his feet,

God said to Moses, “Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.“ (Exodus 3:5) The story of Moses and the burning bush in

I was recently blessed by a stay at St. John’s Convent and the monastic daily rhythm of prayer (Morning, Evening and Night Prayer). Whenever I come, it is so easy to step back into that

Martha Holman, a writer for the Toronto Anglican, interviewed Katja Nack, a 23-year-old university student from Germany, who arrived at St. John’s Convent in March for a three-month internship as an Alongsider. “I study English

Earlier this year, our daughter  was in England for 2 months as a Fine Arts theatre student from Memorial University in Newfoundland – at their campus in Harlow, about 35 km north east of London.

I recently returned from an auto trip to visit family and friends in Ohio, Virginia, and Maryland. I love driving alone in a car on the open highway or on country roads. It’s like being

  People often ask why we call Good Friday “good” – it seems to be a dark and gloomy day, a day when we remember the horrible, agonizing execution of Jesus. And the movies and

Maundy Thursday is all about relationships – about Jesus’ relationship with the disciples as well as with the political authorities; about our relationship with Jesus; about our relationships with each other.  And because it’s about

Photo by SSJD During my time living with the Sisters, I was preparing an opening devotional for a meeting of Baptist deacons, and I thought of Psalm 46, verse 10: “Be still and know that I

An inspiring 3-minute video was released today in England, about The Community of St. Anselm at Lambeth Palace where young people from around the world are spending a year living in God’s rhythm — not