I've been a Benedictine Oblate for 43 years now. It has been the most  consistent thing in my life and a blessing beyond measure.

Please pray for the monastery of Belle Fontaine France. Just inaugerated on the 11 july 2026.
Glory to God.

I enjoy your videos immensely because they deal with the mystical and monastic traditions.

Im a Benedictine Oblate (Third Order) and we have a Rule also.  Thankyou for your videos!  God bless...

Thank you, Fr, for such an enlightening, deeply insightful talk. I am a widow, a great grandmother, and a Benedictine Oblate within the World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM), a 'monastery without walls'. Oblatehood is also an option especially (but not exclusively) for the laity. It invites us to live by the Rule of St Benedict and by the three promises of stability, obedience, and conversatio building our lives around daily prayer and the Word together with our brethren in community (not residential). In the WCCM, Oblates also commit (a privileged gift!) to twice-daily periods of contemplative prayer (in stillness and silence). It is a narrow path leading to freedom and fullness of life. 🙏🎶💞

Well presented!!! You "hit the nail on the head" as we AMERICAN Benedictines say!

Hello Father - Like yourself I was christened Church of England at four years old went to the Church school which was attached to the church but later on in life I had a brilliant mother-in-law and she was my mum, her father was English but her mother was a orthodox Roman Catholic.   saw her devotion to God, and Jesus I then became  Catholic to try and save my marriage but when she passed I just couldn't continue with the verbal and mental abuse.  When I lived in Malta I went into the St Julian's nunnery and spoke to a lovely down to earth nun she told me all about your order that was almost twenty six years old. Now I want to learn so I can serve the Carmelite society

I came from a Benedictine school. I really appreciate this videos and the links in the description box! God bless you, Father!!! 💜✝️💜

I'm proud to see the photo of Saint Charbel in background , From Lebanon, God bless you.

Greetings from the States!  Pluscarden Abbey belongs to the Subiaco-Cassinese Congregation of Benedictines

Thank you for such an enlightening talk I learnt so much

As imperfect as we maybe.. I find hope in treating the whole of life as a prayer.. Thanks Fr. for this video, the simplicity and practicality of ora et labora is a good grounder especially in times of personal and worlwide turmoil.. Just to continue to commit to do what we can in forms of prayer and forms of labor to make this world a better and sacred place.. I was surprisingly divinely led here to this site after reading the news about the journey of British ship and troops towards peace building to aid in upholding international order.. May as ordinary people, we live out our prayers in communion with other people of goodwill in different walks of life worldwide in ways we can, whatever religions we may belong to.. May we find inspiration in the likes of Churchill who as imperfect as he maybe, prayed and asked God's help and studied and prepared what he can and led the world in defeating one of the most demonic groups in our history.. This video made me realize how subconsciously, the soul of Ora et Labora was very much alive in Churchill.. Thank you and have a blessed day Fr.. It's good to be reminded to stay being hopeful by putting prayers first.. Im a domestic violence victim.. I used to be very prayerful in a traditional way, rosary, breviary, daily masses..but covid happened and traumas from paternal abuses weakened my health greatly.. I learned from people like Churchill, the value of rest, but in the process of resting, the lack of better legal justice for sexual abuse victims hit me hard and my daily prayer routine suffered..

Thank you Fr, I've enjoyed listening to this, I will listen again tomorrow and make notes. 🙏

Please pray for me , my name is Ivan and pentecotalism and narccitic abuse in my parents to destroy me ..!! Please wish your prayers for my life of protection .

There is also an Anglican/Anglo-Catholic Benedictine monastery near me called Community of the Resurrection

God's sense of humour at 34:00! God bless you Fr in your appointment to the English College, Rome.

Thank you

Hello nice to meet you all if ok I like your video it's so Cool my name is nabil if OK

Thank yo

Motto:  Ora et Labora - prayer and work....