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Curious about St Benedict or how you might incorporate Benedictine spirituality into your life? In this podcast we explore and open up the way of St Benedict through the stories...
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Curious about St Benedict or how you might incorporate Benedictine spirituality into your life? In this podcast we explore and open up the way of St Benedict through the stories of those living according to his spirituality and rule. Our guests include lay people, monks and nuns, young and old, and of different Christian denominations. We are a Lay Benedictine Community, passionate about sharing what St Benedict offers us on our journey towards Christ. We hope you enjoy the podcast!
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16 JUL 2023 · In this episode, Mary meets with Fr Aidan Murray, a Benedictine monk of Worth Abbey. Originally from Newcastle Upon Tyne and with a background in chemistry, Fr Aidan now lives in Brighton with two other monks, Fr Gabriel and Br Anthony. They are part of a mission to share the monastic life with those in the city. He shares what their life and work look like and why he thinks St Benedict is worth celebrating. Enjoy the episode!
14 JUL 2023 · In this episode, Mary meets with Stuart McPherson. Stuart has been headmaster of Worth since 2015. Before that, he was a housemaster and teacher of English at Eton College, having been a teacher at Sydney Grammar School for the first ten years of his career. He is married to Johneen (head mistress of St Catherine’s School, Twickenham) and has four adult children. Stuart represents the Benedictine schools of the UK and Ireland on the Board of the International Conference of Benedictine Educators. He shares what Benedict has to offer in a school context but also in the wider world. We hope you enjoy the podcast!
11 JUL 2023 · In this episode, Mary chats to Abbot Mark Barrett, the abbot of Worth Abbey. Abbot Mark has been a monk at Worth since 1979 and was elected Abbot in 2021. He has worked as a teacher both in school and University contexts, and is the author of several books including Crossing: Reclaiming the Landscape of our Lives and the Bloomsury Lent book of 2020, The Wind, the Fountain, and the Fire. He shares what drew him to the monastic life and what keeps him going. He tells us what he would include in a Benedictine toolbox for the 21st Century and why he celebrates St Benedict. We hope you enjoy the episode!
6 JUL 2023 · In this special episode for St Benedict week, Mary chats with Sarah Morgan. Sarah was born in New Zealand, raised in Northern Ireland until her family immigrated to Australia when she was 10. She has been working in the UK for the past 5 years and now hails in Brighton, working full time as a barista serving the elixir of life. Sarah was raised Catholic and at 18 experienced the personal and profound love of Jesus that changed the course of her life. She has been involved in ministry for 10 years, including 2 years serving on NET Australia and 2 years as a Forerunner - the Worth School chaplaincy team. This is when she discovered St Benedict and found a love for the Benedictine charism. She loves anything pink, being in the sunshine, swimming, reading and going to as many concerts as possible. We hope you enjoy the podcast!
23 JUN 2023 · In this episode, Mary chats withSr Philippa Edwards, a Roman Catholic nun of Stanbrook Abbey. ​Sr Philippa has been part of the community since 1970 and, in April 2021, celebrated her Golden Jubilee (50 years). She grew up in Zimbabwe and moved to the UK when she was 21. After a number of different jobs and living in Rome, she shares how the Lord called her and how her circumstances and the way that the Lord had been preparing her meant that she listened. This led her to St Benedict and to Stanbrook.
23 JUN 2023 · In this episode, Mary chats with Derek Gallagher, a member of the LCSB since 2016.​Derek is a Methodist local preacher and ex-police detective. He shares how the ecumenical dimension of the Lay Community supports and enriches him in his life of faith. Moreover, St Benedict's clear rules about the qualities of the guestmaster or guestmistress in the monastery has a particular pertinence in his current ministry of running a retreat centre with his wife Heather.
23 JUN 2023 · In the first episode of this series, Mary speaks to Abbot Robert Igo, the abbot of Ampleforth Abbey in North Yorkshire. ​He shares how the Lord has worked in his life and what drew him to St Benedict. With good humour, he reflects on how what he wants is often very different to what the Lord has in mind. From attending three different church services a week as a boy, to nursing, to priesthood, to Ampleforth, Zimbabwe and now Abbot of Ampleforth, his life has gone in directions he never could have imagined.
22 JUN 2023 · In this episode, Anna speaks to Anna Gomez, a third year student studying Operating Department Practise at University of Portsmouth. Anna is from Gambia and moved to the UK when she was a teenager. She was also one of the young adults who attended LCSB’s retreat at Douai in August. Anna speaks about her newly found interest in the Rule of St Benedict, and especially what it has taught her about listening, both to herself and those around her. As a medical student, listening plays a really important role in her work, and she talks about the need to be attentive and present. Anna also shared how the culture that she grew up in shaped her ideas on hospitality and welcome.
22 JUN 2023 · In the first episode of this series, Anna speaks to Aidan Hughes, a student at Durham University just starting his third year studying theology. ​Aidan speaks to Anna about his reflections from LCSB's Reimagining St Benedict retreat at Douai Abbey in August, sharing how it inspired his thinking on Benedictine hospitality. Aidan speaks of the barriers that can prevent us from practising true hospitality in our present culture, specifically intellectual boundaries, and how St Benedict's Rule can be reimagined as offering us a wisdom that is lived, felt and enjoyed not merely on an intellectual level, but also in a way that encourages us to share our stories and experienced with others.
Curious about St Benedict or how you might incorporate Benedictine spirituality into your life? In this podcast we explore and open up the way of St Benedict through the stories...
show more
Curious about St Benedict or how you might incorporate Benedictine spirituality into your life? In this podcast we explore and open up the way of St Benedict through the stories of those living according to his spirituality and rule. Our guests include lay people, monks and nuns, young and old, and of different Christian denominations. We are a Lay Benedictine Community, passionate about sharing what St Benedict offers us on our journey towards Christ. We hope you enjoy the podcast!
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