The spirit behind St. Gregory's comes through a 1500 year-old tradition, reaching back to St. Benedict and beyond.

Through seminars with faculty and staff, several monks have been sharing this story with the university community. I want to continue that with this page, each week presenting a section of the Rule of St. Benedict, with some reflections.

As you read and reflect on these sections, if you would like to share some of your own thoughts and experiences, please send them to me and I will post them as they come in.
 
 

Prologue, part 1 Prologue, part 2

Prologue, part 3 Prologue, part 4

Prologue, part 5 Prologue, part 6
 
 

Prologue, part 7

Chapter 1: The Kinds of Monks

Chapter 49: On the Observance of Lent
 
 

Chapter 2: Qualities of the Abbot, part 1 part 2 part 3

Chapter 3: On Calling the Brothers for Counsel

Chapter 4: The Instruments of Good Works, part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4 part 5
 
 

Related Web Sites

Order of Saint Benedict -- home page

http://www.osb.org/osb/index.html
 
 

general information and topics

http://www.osb.org/osb/gen/topics/
 
 

The Monastery of Christ in the Desert

http://www.christdesert.org/pax.html
 
 

The Benedictine Web Ring.

It is not all that sinister. It just carries you around a circuit of web pages of various Benedictine monasteries.

http://www.glastonburyabbey.org/ring/