Christmas Eve 2024
December 25, 2024
Here we are at the threshold of Christmas. Can you feel this moment, still, quiet; circling around the soul is expectancy, anticipation, waiting is beginning to give way to this
A lot goes on in the world, but little changes in a monastery. The life is regular and is set by defined intervals of prayer, work, and study. We are monastics: our lives are dedicated to praying in the heart of history. So while we are impacted by the changing events in our world, community, […]
Summer Interns have arrived! We are hosting three young women in June and July and two more are expected in August. The women come from different backgrounds and educations: this year, several interns have come to us from divinity schools around the country. At Redwoods, they participate in a different sort of school, a schola […]
The monastery garden has been improved with a new fence and gates. Some of the gates were hand crafted, adding a distinctive flair and artistic touch to our already luxuriant garden. Enter through “the narrow gate.” (Matt 14:7). An arbor of wisteria greets you. Taking a look around. Check out […]
Chapter Talk – Third Sunday of Easter – April 26, 2020 – cycle-A The present pandemic has turned our lives, world-wide, upside down. Covid-19 has affected the global community and its economies in ways that none of us have lived through before now. Through the pandemic we see how interconnected we all are. Are not […]
“Through God’s Word the monastics are trained in a discipline of heart and action to be responsive to the Holy Spirit and so attain purity of heart and a continual mindfulness of God’s presence” (CST 2). This is a profound statement given right at the beginning of our Order’s Constitutions, which explicate the ‘nature and […]
How do we honor today, in this 21st century, the founders of our Order, Sts. Robert, Alberic & Stephen? What can we draw out from the sketchy and spare details we have of their beginnings to tell us what their vision was, what the impulse was, what was the force behind their movement to begin […]
Here we are at the threshold of Christmas. Can you feel this moment, still, quiet; circling around the soul is expectancy, anticipation, waiting is beginning to give way to this
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
This season of longing and waiting is coming to an end with the revelation of Christ in our midst. Christ comes in all humanity so that we are not frightened
