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 – Trinity Sunday – June 12, 2022, cycle-C What word or words would we use to depict the mystery of the Holy Trinity, the mystery we are celebrating today? The one essential word is ‘relationship’. And endemic within relationship is the power of ‘love’. The love reality is what makes relationship true, opening […]
Chapter Talk – Trinity Sunday – May 30, 2021, cycle-B Holy Trinity: God-love. ‘God-love’ is how Pope Francis addresses the Triune God. This name he gives for God reveals in a terse, poetic way the nature of the triune God: Love, unconditional Love. Pope Francis writes: “Jesus made manifest the face of God, in substance […]
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
