Benedictine Oblate #2

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Luigi_Daniele said:
You are 🙂 -ing now…wait until you read post #79:D
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I saw it, but was ignoring it.😉

Like they say, you can choose your friends…

On a serious note, I am obviously a long way from making any sort of decisions or commitments. I have made several contacts at different monasteries and am trying to figure out which one might be a good fit so that I can take a visit and discern further if the Oblate life is for me. In addition, it is obviously important that I am a good fit for them as well.

At this point here is who I have contacted and what stage we are in:

St. Gregory’s Abbey - A few e-mails. Received Packet of info. Some concerns on my end due to enthusiastic recommendations of Sr. Joan along with statements that she has remained faithful to the Church.

Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey - One e-mail exchange and some articles were sent. They do have Oblates. They are a traditional community which celebrates the EF of the Mass and has a strong focus on the True Devotion to Mary from the Little Flower.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Abbey - One e-mail exchange with a packet supposed to be sent my way.

Subiaco Abbey - Sent an e-mail but have not heard back at this time. Per their website, they do have non-Catholic Oblates.

New Camaldoli Hermitage - Sent an e-mail about distance Oblates, but have not heard back at this time.

Monastery of San Benedetto - Sent an e-mail inquiring about distance Oblates. They do have them but one needs to make a trip to Italy first.

Silverstream Priory - Sent an e-mail inquiring about their distance Oblates, which they seem to have on their website. I have not heard back at this time.

Monastery of the Heavenly Heart - Sent an e-mail. They do not have Oblates at this time but are planning to in the future. They are a brand new monastery of Vietnamese Benedictine Monks.

Our Lady of Dallas Cistercian Abbey - Sent an e-mail and heard back. They do not have Oblates.

As you can see, I am looking at pretty much everything within reasonable driving distance (6 hours or less) and some overseas and further away in the US that may have distance Oblates, though that is not a preferred option on my part.
 
The Vietnamese monastery is Olivetan, I think?

I know that we established one composed of mainly Vietnamese monks, but it may be a different one.:o
 
I may have missed something here, but Jason; do you mind sharing your shift from Dominican spirituality to the Benedictines?

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Melchior said:
I may have missed something here, but Jason; do you mind sharing your shift from Dominican spirituality to the Benedictines?

🙂
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I had several posts on it in the Dominican Third Order thread you were posting in earlier today but shifted over here so that I wouldn’t continue to derail that thread. I haven’t made any decisions yet, but I am looking.

Peace,
 
jwinch2 said:
I had several posts on it in the Dominican Third Order thread you were posting in earlier today but shifted over here so that I wouldn’t continue to derail that thread. I haven’t made any decisions yet, but I am looking.

Peace,
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Hmmm, I must have missed them. Better go re-read!
 
praytellblog.com/index.php/about/

Apparently, Liturgical Press has a blog. There is some good stuff on there but there are also some pretty crazy comments from some of the readers. Since Liturgical Press is a Benedictine thing, I would assume that many have some association with the Order. I hope that they are not Oblates given the sorts of comments.

See the discussion on Cardinal Dolan and the LCWR for an example what I am referring to.

Peace,
 
Hi Jason,
If you find the book to be so unhelpful, are you sure you want to sell it to someone else? I wonder if you might find it more profitable (in supporting our faith and the Church) to put it into recycle and hope the next book produced with its paper is an improvement. Just an idea…
 
I just ordered this book and am looking forward to diving into it.

Earthen Vessels: The Practice of Personal Prayer According to the Patristic Tradition

The author is a Benedictine Monk who ended up converting to Orthodoxy. I read an interesting interview where he discusses his journey. While I have no intention of leaving the Church, I do find his discussion eastern versus western mysticism and prayer interesting and compelling. His openness that there is much good in the Western Tradition of prayer is nice to see. However, I also agree that there are times when the Church can be too “romantic” (my word not his) in her prayer and spiritual tradition. Its not to say that it is wrong, but rather that it does not resonate with me. This is part of what led me to seek a more ancient expression of the faith and partly why I am currently exploring Benedictine Spirituality.

Here is the interview in case anyone is interested.
pravmir.com/article_1220.html

Peace,
 
I have that book, Jason. It’s quite a good read. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it. 🙂
 
Luigi_Daniele said:
Only downside (for me) was a brief approving mention of centering prayer (not described, just mentioned).
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What are people’s thoughts on the idea of centering prayer?

a) within the Apostolic Tradition of the Church (Pastristic, monastic, etc.)
b) incorporation of new age/eastern practice which has no place in Apostolic Tradition
c) other

Explanation of choices and citations of evidence are always appreciated! 👍

Peace,
 
jwinch2 said:
What’s the best option for a bio of St. Benedict?

Peace,
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None of them really beat St. Gregory the Great’s (for the details). Remember, nothing else is known of St Benedict aside from what is in St Gregory’s book and what can be gleaned from the Rule.
 
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