SERMONS & REFLECTIONS | CDL Monastery

THE WAY OF BENEDICT

Benedict’s original Rule contains 73 short chapters. Most of these directives concern that day-to-day details of monastic life in a 5th...

COMPASSION IN ACTION

As some of you know I am a member of CDL, an Episcopal monastery that has been committed to offering spiritual care in jails and prisons....

HEALING THE GERASENE WITHIN

Imagine the scene. Jesus steps from boat to shore off the Sea of Galilee. Stories are circulating about this itinerate Rabbi country...

DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR?

I still remember my mother’s voice. She always called my Denny or “Honey.” If I was in trouble, it was Dennis Lee Gibbs! When we were...

THE TOUCH OF LOVE

“Love is my true identity. Selflessness is my true self. Love is my true character. Love is my name.” These words from Thomas Merton seem...

A WORD IN LENT - MINDFULNESS

When thinking of mindfulness, many may relate it to Buddhist practice, and we have our Buddhist sisters and brothers to thank for making...

JERUSALEM, JERUSALEM

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills her prophets and stones those who are sent to it. How often have I desired to gather your...

A WORD IN LENT - SURRENDER

There is a deep desire in most of us for power and control. We want things to go our way. We want to control our lives and often others...