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
In his commentary on the gospel passage of this Sunday (Jn 13: 31-33a,34-35), Fr. Hans Urs von Balthasar writes: “His rule is utterly short and unambiguous: ‘Love one another as I have loved you’…He calls this a ‘new commandment’ because Jesus had not established the model for love of neighbor. Now one need only look […]
Chapter Talk – 32nd Sunday of the Year – November 8, 2020, cycle-A “To sorrow in the suffering of the world together may be what we need to embrace now, something beyond hope, deeper than hope, which is to honor our grief of a changing world. . . Rather than anchoring our hope beyond the […]
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
