Author Archives: Stephen Isaacson

But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God,and no torment will ever touch them.In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died,and their departure was thought to be a disasterand their going from us to be their destruction,but they are at peace.      (Wisdom 3:1-3) Last week was the week theContinue reading “Saints and Souls”

Nov. 1, 2023 In our upcoming Wednesday evening’s class on Benedictine practice for lay people (“The World IS Your Cloister”), Elaine Harris asked Ron, one of our Cornerstone members, to talk about the Divine Office and asked me to pick a selection or two from Praying with Saint Benedict on the Divine Office to share with ourContinue reading “Reflections on Liturgical Prayer”

Day 1 If I’ve counted correctly, this is my sixth visit to the Monastery of Christ in the Desert, a Benedictine community in northern New Mexico. I really needed this trip. On the Mary and Martha scale, I’ve felt like I’ve gone too far down the Martha path in the last year and I needContinue reading “Desert Diary, October 2022”