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Catherine Wybourne

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11/23/2020

Muddled Thinking and Muddled Morals

Preparing for Advent provides us with an opportunity to reassess what really matters to us and act accordingly.
11/20/2020

House of Prayer or Robbers' Den? The Case for Spiritual Distancing

There is a sharp dichotomy in the gospel between the temple as a house of prayer and the temple as a robbers' den. As Christians, the Lord's new temple, we are called to pray unceasingly. That means practising detachment or, as I call it, spiritual distancing — from material things, yes, but above all, cultivating inner freedom.
11/19/2020

The Loneliness of St Hilda of Whitby

We tend to see only what we think important in the people of history. As a nun, as well as a student of history, I'm struck by the less obvious side of Hilda's life, her loneliness especially.
11/14/2020

Trivial reflections

Seeing a reconstruction of the head of a man who died more than four thousand years ago set me thinking how we see ourselves and how others see us. On a day when the media were busy consigning Peter Sutcliffe to hell, it was good to remember our common humanity — and leave judgement to God.
10/01/2020

What is Expected of a Monastery in Time of Pandemic?

A monastery should be a place of encounter with God, whether online or off. So, how do we do that? Questions, not answers.
08/31/2020

Rule of St Benedict, chapter 73 (Not Every Principle of Holiness has been Laid Down in this Rule), as read in monasteries on 1 May, 31 August, 31 December

In the monastery, the Rule of St Benedict is read aloud three times in the course of the year. You can listen to the reading for the day in English here. The translation used is from Work and Prayer by Columba Cary-Elwes and Catherine Wybourne.
08/30/2020

Rule of St Benedict, chapter 72 (The Good Zeal Monks Ought to Have), as read in monasteries on 30 April, 30 August, 30 December

In the monastery, the Rule of St Benedict is read aloud three times in the course of the year. You can listen to the reading for the day in English here. The translation used is from Work and Prayer by Columba Cary-Elwes and Catherine Wybourne.
08/29/2020

Rule of St Benedict, chapter 71 (Being Obedient to One Another), as read in monasteries on 29 April, 29 August, 29 December

In the monastery, the Rule of St Benedict is read aloud three times in the course of the year. You can listen to the reading for the day in English here. The translation used is from Work and Prayer by Columba Cary-Elwes and Catherine Wybourne.

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What a beautiful spirit

Mar 20

TNChokmah

Gentle, calm, firm, certain. The disposition of someone whose eyes are locked upon the Lord.

Podcasts from Digitalnun and iBenedictines

Creator

Catherine Wybourne
Years Active

2020
Episodes

204
Rating

Clean
Copyright

© Catherine Wybourne
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