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Leaving Facebook: Exploring Digital Monasticism
I used to think that Facebook, Google, and all the rest were primarily interested in selling my eyeballs to advertisers. In the last few months, I realized that they are interested in selling access to my data to the middle-men of the data world. One of the hallmark’s of Benedictine monasticism is discernment – the process of knowing what is deeply important and measuring choices of action against those deepest values. What would a digital coenobium look like? Continue reading
Posted in Monasticism, Social issues, Technology
Tagged Benedictine, Desert Fathers, Facebook, Monasticism, Privacy
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Sister Denise Mosier, +R.I.P.
Sister Denise Mosier, an amazing woman and friend, was killed by a drunk driver in a car accident in northern Virginia. May she rest in peace. Continue reading
Posted in Monastery, People
Tagged Benedictine, Denise-Mosier, Driving under the influence
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Kitchen service and the importance of chimneys
Image by **Mary** via Flickr A chance dinner conversation with Sister Kym Harris of Benedictine Monastery in Australia opened my eyes to a new aspect of The Rule of Benedict. Monastics often chuckle about the provisions of Chapter 35: “No … Continue reading
