Welcoming Prayer The Welcoming Prayer is a radical invitation to surrender to the love of God. I invite you to pray this prayer. Let yourself become still and read these words prayerfully. Notice any feeling and body sensations as you pray it. Welcome, welcome, welcome. I welcome everything that comes to me today, because I know it’s…
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Springs of Gushing Water
February 2025
Springs of Gushing Water Early last summer, we invited Oblates into a Renewal Year of Initial Oblate Formation. This year has been a pilot program, and we have already found it to be so enriching and meaningful for both the renewal Oblates as well as the Oblate candidates. We are now excited for you to…
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The Constant Process of Becoming an Oblate
The Constant Process of becoming an Oblate Every morning, I sit down and look at the bulletin board at my desk. I have placed the Oblate’s Prayer there. When I don’t look there immediately, there is a nudge from the Lord to do so. I have various moods, as we all do, when I come…
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Spiritual Direction in the Benedictine Tradition
Someone new to the St. Paul’s Monastery, someone just beginning to get to know the rhythms of our Benedictine way of life, might wonder why the sisters and oblates have continually supported the ministry of spiritual direction through the Benedictine Center for decades. What is it about this particular ministry that lends itself to the…
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Growing Together in Benedictine Hospitality
January 2025
Growing Together in Benedictine Hospitality At the heart of Benedictine spirituality lies a profound and enduring commitment to hospitality, a virtue deeply embedded in the Rule of St. Benedict. For over 1,500 years, Benedictine communities have been places of refuge, prayer, and peace, welcoming all who seek God. At St. Paul’s Monastery, this spirit of…
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The Ecumenical Spirit of Benedictinism at St. Paul’s Monastery: A Welcoming Haven for Spiritual Seekers
The Ecumenical Spirit of Benedictinism at St. Paul’s Monastery: A Welcoming Haven for Spiritual Seekers At the heart of Benedictine spirituality lies a profound and enduring commitment to hospitality, a virtue deeply embedded in the Rule of St. Benedict. For over 1,500 years, Benedictine communities have been places of refuge, prayer, and peace, welcoming all…
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