St. Benedict says that “The life of a monastic ought to be a continuous Lent” (Chapter 49:1) not just during the season of Lent.  What do you think he means by this?  Is his main focus on outer practices such as fasting, rising very early, extra prayer and so on or is it something else?  […]

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True Relationship

Coming to entrap Jesus, the Pharisees did not hesitate to become friends with their opponents, the collaborators of their time with the Roman power, the Herodians. They plot consciously, looking

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Monastery Lentils

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Welcome Sr. Angela Jonah

On February 2, 2026, Angie Hollar became Sr. Angela Jonah as she officially entered the Redwoods community as a novice. Sr. Angela Jonah has lived at Redwoods as a postulant

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