True Relationship
October 20, 2026
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
Thinking of our community life and our relationships, I pondered about the reality of service. Saint Benedict at the end of the prologue of his Rule talks about “the service of the Lord” Prol 45”: “We have therefore to establish a school of the Lord’s service”. Benedict borrows the image and the words to the […]
Chapter Talk – 29th Sunday of the Year – October 17, 2021, cycle-B We want ‘glory’ but there is a cost. This is the essential message of today’s gospel. Jesus is addressed by James and John, two of his disciples, as ‘teacher’…and they add, “We want you to do for us whatever we ask of […]
‘Can you drink the cup that I drink? Can you be baptized with the baptism which I am baptized?’ (Mk 10:38). These are Jesus’ words to his disciples and to each of us, his ‘would-be’ disciples’. These two questions of Jesus are in response to the favor James and John are asking, the desire for personal glory. In one […]
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
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 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
