RuleOfStBenedict
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Integrity. Vulnerability. Mercy.
In the fragile rhythms of daily service, grace is revealed—not in power, but in vulnerability. Psalm, prophecy, teaching, and Rule converge to show that holiness is found in the ordinary patterns of care. Continue reading
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Carried. Called. Corrected.
The thread is clear: faith is not soft sentiment but a lived discipline in the midst of machinery, sensory storms, and fragile bodies. Continue reading
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Memory. Mercy. Light.
On this island, remembrance is sacred in its complexity—where silence becomes liturgy and music becomes mercy. Continue reading
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Humility. Rhythm. Light.
A cloak never left behind, a call heard by the sea, and a good word given when nothing else remains—this is the quiet mercy of being held. Continue reading
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Joy. Reverence. Presence.
On St Malachy’s Day, three scriptures whisper a quiet call: walk with joy, speak with reverence, feed with love. A reflection shaped by silence, rhythm, and the sacred art of tending souls. Continue reading
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Candle. Rhythm. Mercy.
A morning reflection on readiness, quiet encouragement, and the grace of rising together when the signal comes. The readings for this morning—Psalm 111, 1 Maccabees 7:1–20, and John 13:21–30—carry a strange tension. Praise and betrayal. Courage and compromise. A candlelit room where someone slips out into the dark. And yet, the psalmist begins with a Continue reading
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Stillness. Choosing. Staying.
On trustworthy leadership, gentle correction, and the rhythm of shared care. Today’s readings and Rule offer a quiet choreography of discernment, dignity, and shared responsibility. In Psalm 116, we hear the voice of one who has survived—not only physical danger, but the slow erosion of trust and belonging. The psalmist’s vow to walk in the Continue reading
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Kneel. Hold. Heal.
Reverence in the Presence of Shared Grace “Sing a new song to the Lord, for he has done marvellous things.” — Psalm 98:1 Today’s rhythm begins with a trumpet blast of praise and ends in the quiet dignity of communal rising. Psalm 98 invites us to rejoice in the Lord’s victory—not our own cleverness or Continue reading
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Rain. Silence. Mercy.
When silence becomes praise and mercy meets the rain-soaked soil, even the overlooked find their place in the liturgy of being seen. This week’s reflection honours the quiet dignity of showing up—without performance, without apology. Continue reading
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Rededicate. Rejoice. Repeat.
Lighting the lamp in a quiet chapel, this reflection weaves Psalmody, rededication, and resurrection into a rhythm of presence—where constraint becomes sacred, and the Psalter still glows with quiet light. Continue reading
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