At Jacob’s Well
March 10, 2026
It is the story of an encounter: two desires and two thirsts meeting. It is an encounter between enemies—at least in the eyes of their people. Samaria was enemy territory
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT-A (Gen 2:7-9, 3:1-7a; Rom 5:12-19; Mt 4:1-11) 26 February 2023 Redwoods From early on in the Gospel of Matthew and all the way to Golgotha, we see plainly that Christ did not come into this world to tread the broad and easy way. On the contrary, under the impulse of […]
Today I would like to teach you 2 Chinese characters. Maybe some of you know them already. Then, treat it as a revision, a repetition. The first word is composed of two parts, on the left side of the character is the symbol of a man 人 (or a human), and on the right-hand side of […]
The risen Jesus never tires of offering himself to us over and over, now under one image, now under another. What he wants to be for us is such a mysterious and profound reality that it cannot be reduced to only one image. Last Sunday he presented himself as the Good Shepherd who lays down […]
It is the story of an encounter: two desires and two thirsts meeting. It is an encounter between enemies—at least in the eyes of their people. Samaria was enemy territory
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
Sr. Veronique Geeroms was born in Ninove, Belgium part of the Low Countries, the land of mystics. And she was a ‘mystic’ of the ordinary daily monastic life. She comes
