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The Parable of the Talents
If you care to, spend ten minutes with this image. . .
Jun 13 • Center for Benedictine Life
The Paralytic Who Was Lowered Through The Roof
A midrash on before she arrived
Jun 6 • Center for Benedictine Life

May 2026

Flannery O'Connor
For your contemplation
May 9 • Center for Benedictine Life
Grateful (?) Simplicity
Credit: Dorothea Lange
May 2 • Teresa Jackson

April 2026

Those who have eyes to see. . .
Homily for the third Sunday of Easter, 2026 at the Monastery of St. Gertrude
Apr 19 • Teresa Jackson
Walking each other home
Apr 11 • Center for Benedictine Life
Fear not
Easter Vigil homily at the Monastery of St. Gertrude, 2026
Apr 5 • Teresa Jackson
The parable of the cleaner
One night, in the college history department, a young professor sat with his head in his hands.
Apr 4 • Center for Benedictine Life

March 2026

The angel Gabriel would like a word. . .
Wouldn’t it be nice if the Annunciation was simply an historical event?
Mar 25 • Teresa Jackson
Advice from Rumi
This being human is a guest house
Mar 14 • Center for Benedictine Life
Living into transformation
as part of a complex community
Mar 7 • Jane Somerton

February 2026

Mystical Conversation
For lectio divina
Feb 14 • Center for Benedictine Life
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