Feast of St. Benedict
Today we celebrate in the Roman Catholic Church the feast day of St. Benedict of Nursia. Benedict, of course, if famous for his Rule on monastic living which focused heavily on 'Ora et Labora' which means "Pray and work." It is important to pray and be close to God, but we can do so as we work, as we accomplish the tasks here on earth. In fact a personal favorite quote of St. Benedict is, " Prefer nothing, absolutely nothing, to the Love of Christ." This quote summarizes perfectly the entire spiritual life and our goal as growing in our discipleship with Christ. We love a lot of things in our life; we love times with friends, our phones, games, drinking, archery, bowling, any sport, any talent. We love a lot. A lot of things consume our life- and so they should, as they give us meaningful time and help build meaningful relationships when done properly. So how on earth am I suppose to be prefer the love of Christ above all? Am I suppose to give up everythi...