tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512647349909812502.post1515928455130638236..comments2024-01-01T03:37:28.909-05:00Comments on Oblate Blog: Monastic Christmases. A Benedictine oblate blogJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01438934904276002548noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512647349909812502.post-71902075917638859862009-01-18T12:03:00.000-05:002009-01-18T12:03:00.000-05:00Hi Underbridge,Thank you for dropping in to leave ...Hi Underbridge,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for dropping in to leave a comment — always welcome. I think 2009 will be a year of more times of silence with the Spirit and your blessing for my path is a wonderful gift.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01438934904276002548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512647349909812502.post-7738145086493070122009-01-18T11:55:00.000-05:002009-01-18T11:55:00.000-05:00Hi Scotty,It is good to meet you. You certainly d...Hi Scotty,<BR/><BR/>It is good to meet you. You certainly do sound like you have been on a monastic path all your life. Please let know what is happening and your next steps.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01438934904276002548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512647349909812502.post-70614157485966735932009-01-18T11:51:00.000-05:002009-01-18T11:51:00.000-05:00Teófilo de Jesús,Thanks for stopping by my blog be...Teófilo de Jesús,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by my blog because it is always great to meet another oblate online. I would like to visit St. Vincent’s Archabbey in Latrobe, PA someday to soak in the Benedictine history.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01438934904276002548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512647349909812502.post-20418294346966219602009-01-08T12:21:00.000-05:002009-01-08T12:21:00.000-05:00my background is also a long history of centering ...my background is also a long history of centering prayer and monastic inspiration, a love for the contemplative, which brought me to your blog here and which i have greatly enjoyed. i recently started a blog, orbiting the straight line mind (straightlinemind.blogspot.com), which is not traditional in any way but oriented toward freeing oneself from the mind. i deeply apologize if not appropriate here but i love the exchange of traditional and non-traditional and the common spirit and path we share. Many blessings for the journey.underbridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01619293842620320617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512647349909812502.post-40194894263348040112008-12-26T16:33:00.000-05:002008-12-26T16:33:00.000-05:00Dear Friends, Thank you for sending me to the blog...Dear Friends,<BR/> Thank you for sending me to the blog site. Have applied but as yet have not heard back. As a background : Turning 60 this year ad have been practicing and leading Centering Prayer and Contemplative prayer retreats for 14 years. After meeting father Thomas Keating in 1983 the practice of Centering Prayer has been the path to contemplation [ for me]. The journey really began when I was eight walking to a near by church alone [ as my parents never attended] The Gospels and the prayer life fascinated me as a young boy.And God had that special touch of invitation . That led to a spiritual pilgrimage almost around the world. At age 27 was one of the first long term retreat directors of Naropa institute's Southern retreat center in Colorado. That was where I first heard of St. Benedict's Monastery in Snowmass Colorado. At 22 after reading "Seven Story Mountain" in 1970 was close [ but not close enough] to joining the Trappist order. Soon children and family took primary focus and it was not until at age 40 The Call became clear once more. <BR/>That's enough for now<BR/>your servantThe Buddhist Friarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15233976600374650589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512647349909812502.post-6016322613923608102008-12-24T10:58:00.000-05:002008-12-24T10:58:00.000-05:00Greetings, fellow oblate! My wife and I are attach...Greetings, fellow oblate! My wife and I are attached to the St. Vincent's Archabbey in Latrobe, PA! Great blog and good work! May you have a Blessed Christmas Day!Teófilo de Jesúshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03013188371223503953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512647349909812502.post-77184803434985765692008-12-22T22:52:00.000-05:002008-12-22T22:52:00.000-05:00Super. You might read How to become an oblateAlso...Super. You might read <A HREF="http://www.oblatespring.com/oblatespring0201oblatedetail.htm#hbo" REL="nofollow">How to become an oblate</A><BR/><BR/>Also you might join the <A HREF="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MonasticLife/" REL="nofollow">Monastic Life Yahoo Group</A><BR/><BR/>Those two steps will get you going in the right direction.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01438934904276002548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512647349909812502.post-55230985036573062382008-12-22T17:49:00.000-05:002008-12-22T17:49:00.000-05:00I am lookimng into becoming an Oblate and need hel...I am lookimng into becoming an Oblate and need help beginngThe Buddhist Friarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15233976600374650589noreply@blogger.com