Gestures of Love
April 18, 2025
“Today let us only think of God’s love” (Pope Francis, Homily for Holy Thursday, April 13, 2017). These words of Pope Francis reflect the underlying theme of the Holy Thursday
This recipe is from Twelve Months of Monastery Soups by Br. Victor-Antoine d’Avila-Latourette, 1996, Triumph Books, Liguori, Missouri. Served at Redwoods for Supper at Guest House Opening evening and several guests asked for the recipe. Enjoy! Makes 6 servingsIngredients1 pound dry white beans12 cups water2 onions2 carrots2 leeks1 celery stalksome garden greens (spinach, chard)4 cloves […]
Adapted from ‘Spinach Rice Casserole’ in Mollie Katzen’s Moosewood Cookbook, 1977, published by Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, CA This casserole takes about 1 1/4 hour to prepare and serves 6 +. Prepare ahead of time: 2 cups raw brown rice cooked in 4 cups of water 2 pounds raw, chopped chard1 1/2 cups chopped onion2 […]
“Today let us only think of God’s love” (Pope Francis, Homily for Holy Thursday, April 13, 2017). These words of Pope Francis reflect the underlying theme of the Holy Thursday
Monastery Lentils A popular Guest House recipe that is vegan, easy to make and packed with flavor. Recipe calls for dry herbs – but use fresh for extra flavor. Serve
On Palm Sunday we entered Jerusalem following Jesus into Jerusalem. Fr. Simeon Leiva, OCSO, in his homily to us, described Jesus intention in this way: Jesus goes ahead of his
