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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
Benedictine wisdom in a time of uncertainty
Is it a curse to live in interesting times?
Feb 7 • Teresa Jackson

January 2026

Dark night of the soul
A homemade translation of the poem by St. John of the Cross
Jan 10 • Center for Benedictine Life
The Parable of the Rope
Once there was a Seeker who heard of a Holy Hermit living near the top of a mountain.
Jan 3 • Center for Benedictine Life

December 2025

RSB: Chapter 19 and onward
This is all there is!
Dec 13, 2025 • Center for Benedictine Life
Is it really "All about the work?"
I have lived and worked in the Monastery of St.
Dec 6, 2025 • Teresa Jackson
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