From the Rule of Benedict (Chap. 67): When brethren return from a journey, . . . let no one presume to tell another whatever he may have seen or heard outside of the monastery, because this causes very great harm. From Praying with Saint Benedict: A few years ago, I occasionally went to Salem, our stateContinue reading “Travel Stories”
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St. David of Wales
David of Wales was a renowned preacher and missionary who founded monastic settlements and churches in Wales, Brittany, and southwest England. According to legend, he was born on a Pembrokeshire clifftop during a fierce storm in 500 CE. Also, according to legend, he made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, from which he brought back a stone thatContinue reading “St. David of Wales”
Pilgrimage
We tend to think of pilgrimage as travel to historic holy places such as Jerusalem, Rome, Mecca, Lourdes, or Santiago de Compostela. However, pilgrimages often entail a significant inner spiritual journey as well. Mike and I just returned from such a pilgrimage to Iona, a small island in the Inner Hebrides off the northwest coastContinue reading “Pilgrimage”
Improbable Benedictine 