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Fr. Mauritius Wilde, OSB and Kris McGregor explore St. Benedict’s practical wisdom for dealing with anger, beginning with the simple instruction from Chapter 4 of the Rule: “You are not to act in anger.” Fr. Mauritius makes an important distinction between experiencing anger and allowing anger to control our actions. Anger itself is part of the human experience and can even provide the energy necessary to recognize injustice and defend what is good. Jesus Himself displays what Fr. Mauritius calls a “sacred anger.” The real spiritual question, then, is what we do with anger. Instead of immediately reacting, we are called to become aware of it and discover what may lie beneath it, particularly hurt, fear, or sadness.

Fr. Mauritius offers four practical steps for transforming anger: become aware of it, accept it and bring it to prayer, take a deep breath, and pray for meekness and mercy. Drawing on the Psalms, the Desert Fathers, Evagrius Ponticus, and the example of St. Paul in Athens, he shows how prayer can purify even righteous anger so that our response remains rooted in love rather than bitterness or revenge. The goal is not passivity. Christians should be moved by injustice, suffering, and evil, but even when we are right, we must resist allowing anger to separate us from the person before us. Meekness enables us to act firmly when necessary while continuing to recognize the image of God in the other.

Father Mauritius Wilde, OSB, Ph.D., did his philosophical, theological, and doctoral studies in Europe. He is the author of several books and regularly directs retreats. He serves as Prior at Sant’Anselmo in Rome.

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In this episode of The Holy Rule of St. Benedict: A Spiritual Path for Today’s World, Fr. Mauritius Wilde, OSB and Kris McGregor explore St. Benedict’s striking attention to prayer during the night and in the quiet hours of early morning. Beginning with Chapter 8 of the Rule, Fr. Mauritius explains why Benedict structured the monastic day around Vigils, inviting the monks to rise while the world is still dark and quiet. These hours offer a particular openness to God, when the noise and activity of the coming day have not yet taken hold. Prayer at this hour does not require perfect concentration or extraordinary effort. Fr. Mauritius offers a wonderfully simple counsel: just be there. Bring yourself before God, pray the Psalms, and allow Him to speak and work within you.

The conversation also offers beautiful guidance for anyone who awakens during the night with worries, fears, or an inability to return to sleep. Rather than struggling for control or immediately turning to work, television, or a device, Fr. Mauritius suggests receiving the unexpected wakefulness as an opportunity for prayer and surrender. Night exposes our vulnerability, but precisely there we can entrust ourselves more completely to God and encounter the light of Christ. Evening prayer prepares the heart to enter sleep in God’s presence, while morning prayer allows praise to become our first response to the new day. In this Benedictine rhythm, the night itself becomes a place of encounter, surrender, consolation, and unceasing prayer.

From the Holy Rule of St. Benedict:

Making due allowance for circumstances, the brethren will rise during the winter season, that is, from the calends of November till Easter, at the eighth hour of the night; so that, having rested till a little after midnight, they may rise refreshed. The time, however, which remains over after the night office (Matins) will be employed in study by those of the brethren who still have some parts of the psalms and the lessons to learn.

Father Mauritius Wilde, OSB, Ph.D., did his philosophical, theological, and doctoral studies in Europe. He is the author of several books and regularly directs retreats. He serves as Prior at Sant’Anselmo in Rome.

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In this episode of The Holy Rule of St. Benedict: A Spiritual Path for Today’s World, Fr. Mauritius Wilde, OSB, and Kris McGregor explore St. Benedict’s wisdom concerning suffering and the place it can have in the Christian spiritual journey. Drawing particularly from Chapter 7 of the Rule on humility, Fr. Mauritius considers the suffering that arises through illness, emotional pain, difficult relationships, injustice, disappointment, and the ordinary crosses of life. The first task is discernment: some suffering can and should be alleviated, while other suffering cannot simply be removed. When a cross remains, St. Benedict points toward patience and perseverance, inviting us to bring that suffering into relationship with Christ and allow Him to reveal how it may be carried.

Fr. Mauritius reflects on the mystery of becoming united with Christ in His suffering, a union that can transform the way a person carries pain. The cross at the heart of the Medal of St. Benedict becomes a powerful image for this spiritual reality: through Christ, suffering can become a place of healing, growth, deeper faith, and love. Fr. Mauritius closes with a moving experience at the ancient monastic settlement of Glendalough, where he physically embraced a large stone cross and suddenly recognized the deeper meaning of the gesture. The Christian is invited to embrace the cross that truly belongs to his or her life and to discover that Christ, the Divine Physician, remains present within it, continually healing our wounds and drawing us closer to Himself.

From the Holy Rule of St. Benedict:

The fourth degree of humility is, that, if hard and distasteful things are commanded, nay, even though injuries are inflicted, he accept them with patience and even temper, and not grow weary or give up, but hold out, as the Scripture saith: “He that shall persevere unto the end shall be saved” (Mt 10:22). And again: “Let thy heart take courage, and wait thou for the Lord” (Ps 26[27]:14). And showing that a faithful man ought even to bear every disagreeable thing for the Lord, it saith in the person of the suffering: “For Thy sake we suffer death all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter” (Rom 8:36; Ps 43[44]:22). And secure in the hope of the divine reward, they go on joyfully, saying: “But in all these things we overcome because of Him that hath loved us” (Rom 8:37). And likewise in another place the Scripture saith: “Thou, O God, hast proved us; Thou hast tried us by fire as silver is tried; Thou hast brought us into a net, Thou hast laid afflictions on our back” (Ps 65[66]:10-11). And to show us that we ought to be under a Superior, it continueth, saying: “Thou hast set men over our heads” (Ps 65[66]:12). And fulfilling the command of the Lord by patience also in adversities and injuries, when struck on the one cheek they turn also the other; the despoiler of their coat they give their cloak also; and when forced to go one mile they go two (cf Mt 5:39-41); with the Apostle Paul they bear with false brethren and “bless those who curse them” (2 Cor 11:26; 1 Cor 4:12).

Father Mauritius Wilde, OSB, Ph.D., did his philosophical, theological, and doctoral studies in Europe. He is the author of several books and regularly directs retreats. He serves as Prior at Sant’Anselmo in Rome.

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In this episode of The Holy Rule of St. Benedict: A Spiritual Path for Today’s World, Fr. Mauritius Wilde, OSB and Kris McGregor explore the spiritual battle described in the opening chapter of the Rule and the Benedictine understanding of fighting the demons. Drawing on the wisdom of the Desert Fathers, Fr. Mauritius explains that these “demons” are often the destructive thoughts, temptations, and inner movements that draw us away from Christ. Rather than becoming preoccupied with evil itself, St. Benedict calls us to keep our eyes fixed on Christ, recognizing that the Christian life is ultimately a battle for holiness and freedom. Following the example of Jesus in the desert, believers learn to identify harmful thoughts and overcome them through the power of the Holy Spirit and Sacred Scripture.

Fr. Mauritius highlights the practical wisdom of the early monks, especially Evagrius Ponticus, who identified recurring patterns of temptation and taught the importance of recognizing them before they take root. By naming these inner struggles and responding with God’s Word, Christians learn to replace fear, anger, sadness, pride, and other destructive thoughts with the truth of the Gospel. Through prayer, meditation on Scripture, and the steady rhythms of spiritual life, the Holy Spirit gradually transforms the heart, bringing peace where there was turmoil and freedom where there was once spiritual bondage.

From the Holy Rule of St. Benedict:

The second kind is that of Anchorites, or Hermits, that is, of those who, no longer in the first fervor of their conversion, but taught by long monastic practice and the help of many brethren, have already learned to fight against the devil; and going forth from the rank of their brethren well trained for single combat in the desert, they are able, with the help of God, to cope single-handed without the help of others, against the vices of the flesh and evil thoughts.

Father Mauritius Wilde, OSB, Ph.D., did his philosophical, theological, and doctoral studies in Europe. He is the author of several books and regularly directs retreats. He serves as Prior at Sant’Anselmo in Rome.

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In this episode of The Holy Rule of St. Benedict: A Spiritual Path for Today’s World, Fr. Mauritius Wilde, OSB and Kris McGregor reflect on one of the central themes of the Rule: obedience as the art of deep listening. Drawing from Chapter 5, St. Benedict teaches that obedience is far more than external compliance. Rooted in the Latin oboedire, meaning “to listen,” it is an attentive response to the voice of God. Fr. Mauritius explains that this kind of obedience is not blind or slavish but a lifelong process of learning to surrender one’s own will in love and trust. As humility deepens, obedience becomes less about obligation and more about freely responding to God’s invitation.

Throughout the conversation, Fr. Mauritius explores the relationship between obedience, trust, discernment, and freedom. He acknowledges that obedience can involve struggle, sacrifice, and even suffering, especially when authority is imperfect. Yet St. Benedict’s wisdom encourages careful discernment while reminding us that Christ can speak through others and through the circumstances of our lives. Sharing stories from monastic life and the witness of the saints, Fr. Mauritius illustrates how faithful obedience often reveals God’s providence in ways that only become clear with time, leading the believer toward greater freedom, maturity, and love.

From the Holy Rule of St. Benedict:

Of Obedience

This obedience, however, will be acceptable to God and agreeable to men then only, if what is commanded is done without hesitation, delay, lukewarmness, grumbling or complaint, because the obedience which is rendered to Superiors is rendered to God. For He Himself hath said: “He that heareth you heareth Me” (Lk 10:16). And it must be rendered by the disciples with a good will, “for the Lord loveth a cheerful giver (2 Cor 9:7). ” For if the disciple obeyeth with an ill will, and murmureth, not only with lips but also in his heart, even though he fulfil the command, yet it will not be acceptable to God, who regardeth the heart of the murmurer. And for such an action he acquireth no reward; rather he incurreth the penalty of murmurers, unless he maketh satisfactory amendment.

Father Mauritius Wilde, OSB, Ph.D., did his philosophical, theological, and doctoral studies in Europe. He is the author of several books and regularly directs retreats. He serves as Prior at Sant’Anselmo in Rome.

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In this episode of The Holy Rule of St. Benedict: A Spiritual Path for Today’s World, Fr. Mauritius Wilde, OSB, and Kris McGregor reflect on fear, love, and the spiritual journey toward trust in God. Drawing from Chapter 6 of the Rule on humility, St. Benedict teaches that the goal of the Christian life is to arrive at that “perfect love of God which casts out fear.” Fr. Mauritius explains that fear is a natural part of being human and even plays an important role in our relationship with God. Yet the monastic path seeks to transform fear through love, allowing the soul to move from anxiety, dread, and self-protection toward confidence, reverence, and trust.

Throughout the conversation, Fr. Mauritius explores how fear often arises from past wounds, vulnerability, and uncertainty about the future. Rather than denying fear or being ashamed of it, St. Benedict encourages us to acknowledge it honestly and bring it before God. Through prayer, humility, loving relationships, and perseverance, fear gradually loses its power. Sharing personal experiences from his own life, Fr. Mauritius reveals that spiritual maturity is not the absence of fear but the growth of a love so rooted in God that it can face fear with courage, hope, and trust.

From the Holy Rule of St. Benedict:

Monks should always be given to silence, especially, however, during the hours of the night. Therefore, on every day, whether of fast or of a mid-day meal, as soon as they have risen from their evening meal, let all sit together in one place, and let one read the Conferences or the Lives of the Fathers, or something else that will edify the hearers; not, however, the Heptateuch or the Books of the Kings, because it would not be wholesome for weak minds to hear this part of the Scripture at that hour; they should, however, be read at other times. But if it was a fast-day, then, when Vespers have been said, and after a short interval, let them next come together for the reading of the Conferences, as we have said; and when the four or five pages have been read, or as much as the hour will permit, and all have assembled in one place during the time of the reading, let him also come who was perchance engaged in work enjoined on him. All, therefore, having assembled in one place, let them say Complin, and after going out from Complin, let there be no more permission from that time on for anyone to say anything.

If, however, anyone is found to break this rule, let him undergo heavy punishment, unless the needs of guests should arise, or the Abbot should perhaps give a command to anyone. But let even this be done with the utmost gravity and moderation.

Father Mauritius Wilde, OSB, Ph.D., did his philosophical, theological, and doctoral studies in Europe. He is the author of several books and regularly directs retreats. He serves as Prior at Sant’Anselmo in Rome.

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In this episode of The Holy Rule of St. Benedict: A Spiritual Path for Today’s World, Fr. Mauritius Wilde, OSB, and Kris McGregor reflect on fear, love, and the spiritual journey toward trust in God. Drawing from Chapter 6 of the Rule on humility, St. Benedict teaches that the goal of the Christian life is to arrive at that “perfect love of God which casts out fear.” Fr. Mauritius explains that fear is a natural part of being human and even plays an important role in our relationship with God. Yet the monastic path seeks to transform fear through love, allowing the soul to move from anxiety, dread, and self-protection toward confidence, reverence, and trust.

Throughout the conversation, Fr. Mauritius explores how fear often arises from past wounds, vulnerability, and uncertainty about the future. Rather than denying fear or being ashamed of it, St. Benedict encourages us to acknowledge it honestly and bring it before God. Through prayer, humility, loving relationships, and perseverance, fear gradually loses its power. Sharing personal experiences from his own life, Fr. Mauritius reveals that spiritual maturity is not the absence of fear but the growth of a love so rooted in God that it can face fear with courage, hope, and trust.

“…Having, therefore, ascended all these degrees of humility, the monk will presently arrive at that love of God, which being perfect, casteth out fear (1 Jn 4:18). In virtue of this love all things which at first he observed not without fear, he will now begin to keep without any effort, and as it were, naturally by force of habit, no longer from the fear of hell, but from the love of Christ, from the very habit of good and the pleasure in virtue. May the Lord be pleased to manifest all this by His Holy Spirit in His laborer now cleansed from vice and sin.”

Father Mauritius Wilde, OSB, Ph.D., did his philosophical, theological, and doctoral studies in Europe. He is the author of several books and regularly directs retreats. He serves as Prior at Sant’Anselmo in Rome.

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In this episode of The Holy Rule of St. Benedict: A Spiritual Path for Today’s World, Fr. Mauritius Wilde, OSB and Kris McGregor reflect on sustainability, stewardship, and the Benedictine wisdom of resisting the constant desire for the newest and latest things. Drawing from Chapter 31 of the Rule, St. Benedict instructs the cellarer to care for the monastery’s goods with reverence, avoiding wastefulness and treating all possessions as “sacred vessels of the altar.” Fr. Mauritius explains that Benedictine life values durability, stewardship, and responsibility toward future generations. Rather than being driven by consumerism and endless acquisition, the monk learns to value what is lasting, useful, and capable of serving the community over time.

Fr. Mauritius explores how modern culture often encourages constant consumption, tying identity and happiness to acquiring the latest products and trends. The Rule offers a different vision, one rooted in stability, gratitude, and thoughtful use of resources. By slowing down, caring for what we have, and considering the needs of those who will come after us, we grow in freedom and deepen our awareness of God’s gifts. Benedictine sustainability is not simply an environmental concern but a spiritual practice that helps direct the heart away from possessions and toward God.

The Kind of Man the Cellarer of the Monastery Ought to Be

Let there be chosen from the brotherhood as Cellarer of the monastery a wise man, of settled habits, temperate and frugal, not conceited, irritable, resentful, sluggish, or wasteful, but fearing God, who may be as a father to the whole brotherhood.

Let him have the charge of everything, let him do nothing without the command of the Abbot, let him do what hath been ordered him and not grieve the brethren. If a brother should perchance request anything of him unreasonably, let him not sadden the brother with a cold refusal, but politely and with humility refuse him who asketh amiss. Let him be watchful of his own soul, always mindful of the saying of the Apostle: “For they that have ministered well, shall purchase to themselves a good degree” (1 Tm 3:13). Let him provide for the sick, the children, the guests, and the poor, with all care, knowing that, without doubt, he will have to give an account of all these things on judgment day. Let him regard all the vessels of the monastery and all its substance as if they were sacred vessels of the altar. Let him neglect nothing and let him not give way to avarice, nor let him be wasteful and a squanderer of the goods of the monastery; but let him do all things in due measure and according to the bidding of his Abbot.

Above all things, let him be humble; and if he hath not the things to give, let him answer with a kind word, because it is written: “A good word is above the best gift” (Sir 18:17). Let him have under his charge everything that the Abbot hath entrusted to him, and not presume to meddle with matters forbidden him. Let him give the brethren their apportioned allowance without a ruffle or delay, that they may not be scandalized, mindful of what the Divine Word declareth that he deserveth who shall scandalize one of these little ones: “It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea” (Mt 18:6).

If the community is large, let assistants be given to him, that, with their help, he too may fulfil the office entrusted to him with an even temper. Let the things that are to be given be distributed, and the things that are to be gotten asked for at the proper times, so that nobody may be disturbed or grieved in the house of God.

Father Mauritius Wilde, OSB, Ph.D., did his philosophical, theological, and doctoral studies in Europe. He is the author of several books and regularly directs retreats. He serves as Prior at Sant’Anselmo in Rome.

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In this episode of The Holy Rule of St. Benedict: A Spiritual Path for Today’s World, Fr. Mauritius Wilde, OSB and Kris McGregor reflect on the challenge of balancing spiritual ideals with the honest acknowledgment of human needs. Drawing from several passages in the Rule, especially St. Benedict’s practical guidance concerning sleep, food, drink, and daily rhythms, Fr. Mauritius highlights the deeply human realism of Benedictine spirituality. St. Benedict does not separate prayer from the realities of bodily life, but weaves together the spiritual and human dimensions of the person with remarkable wisdom and compassion.

Fr. Mauritius explains that idealistic spirituality can become rigid and even harmful when it loses touch with human weakness, limitation, and need. The Rule instead offers a path of balance, humility, and truthfulness, helping the monk remain connected both to God and to his own humanity. Through stories from monastic life, reflections on prayer, and insights from the Christian tradition, this conversation reveals that authentic holiness is not found in denying our humanity, but in allowing God to enter it fully with love, mercy, and grace.

Making due allowance for circumstances, the brethren will rise during the winter season, that is, from the calends of November till Easter, at the eighth hour of the night; so that, having rested till a little after midnight, they may rise refreshed. The time, however, which remains over after the night office (Matins) will be employed in study by those of the brethren who still have some parts of the psalms and the lessons to learn.

But from Easter to the aforesaid calends, let the hour for celebrating the night office (Matins) be so arranged, that after a very short interval, during which the brethren may go out for the necessities of nature, the morning office (Lauds), which is to be said at the break of day, may follow presently.

Father Mauritius Wilde, OSB, Ph.D., did his philosophical, theological, and doctoral studies in Europe. He is the author of several books and regularly directs retreats. He serves as Prior at Sant’Anselmo in Rome.

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In this episode of The Holy Rule of St. Benedict: A Spiritual Path for Today’s World, Fr. Mauritius Wilde, OSB, and Kris McGregor reflect on the danger of self-righteousness and the lifelong Christian call to seek God with humility. Drawing from Chapter 58 of the Rule, St. Benedict teaches that the true sign of spiritual maturity is not claiming to possess God, but remaining open to continually seeking Him. Fr. Mauritius explains that self-righteousness often grows from fear and the desire for control, while authentic spiritual life requires humility, trust, and openness to growth. The Rule forms the monk not to become rigid or self-assured, but to remain attentive to God’s presence and action throughout life.

Throughout the conversation, Fr. Mauritius reflects on Gospel encounters, pilgrimage, and the mystical dimension of Christian life. Seeking God is not a sign of uncertainty or failure, but an ongoing relationship rooted in love and longing. Even moments of wandering, doubt, or incompleteness can become places where God draws near. Recounting his pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, Fr. Mauritius shares how he came to understand that the spiritual journey is ultimately not about grasping hold of God, but trusting that God Himself will find us and bring us home.

Let easy admission not be given to one who newly cometh to change his life; but, as the Apostle saith, “Try the spirits, whether they be of God” (1 Jn 4:1). If, therefore, the newcomer keepeth on knocking, and after four or five days it is seen that he patiently beareth the harsh treatment offered him and the difficulty of admission, and that he persevereth in his request, let admission be granted him, and let him live for a few days in the apartment of the guests.

But afterward let him live in the apartment of novices, and there let him meditate, eat, and sleep. Let a senior also be appointed for him, who is qualified to win souls, who will observe him with great care and see whether he really seeketh God, whether he is eager for the Work of God, obedience and humiliations. Let him be shown all the hard and rugged things through which we pass on to God.

If he promiseth to remain steadfast, let this Rule be read to him in order after the lapse of two months, and let it be said to him: Behold the law under which thou desirest to combat. If thou canst keep it, enter; if, however, thou canst not, depart freely. If he still persevereth, then let him be taken back to the aforesaid apartment of the novices, and let him be tried again in all patience. And after the lapse of six months let the Rule be read over to him, that he may know for what purpose he entereth. And if he still remaineth firm, let the same Rule be read to him again after four months. And if, after having weighed the matter with himself he promiseth to keep everything, and to do everything that is commanded him, then let him be received into the community, knowing that he is now placed under the law of the Rule, and that from that day forward it is no longer permitted to him to wrest his neck from under the yoke of the Rule, which after so long a deliberation he was at liberty either to refuse or to accept.

Let him who is received promise in the oratory, in the presence of all, before God and His saints, stability, the conversion of morals, and obedience, in order that, if he should ever do otherwise, he may know that he will be condemned by God “Whom he mocketh.” Let him make a written statement of his promise in the name of the saints whose relics are there, and of the Abbot there present. Let him write this document with his own hand; or at least, if he doth not know how to write, let another write it at his request, and let the novice make his mark, and with his own hand place it on the altar. When he hath placed it there, let the novice next begin the verse: “Uphold me, O Lord, according to Thy word and I shall live; and let me not be confounded in my expectations” (Ps 118[119]:116). Then let all the brotherhood repeat this verse three times, adding the Gloria Patri.

The let that novice brother cast himself down at the feet of all, that they may pray for him; and from that day let him be counted in the brotherhood. If he hath any property, let him first either dispose of it to the poor or bestow it on the monastery by a formal donation, reserving nothing for himself as indeed he should know that from that day onward he will no longer have power even over his own body.

Let him, therefore, be divested at once in the oratory of the garments with which he is clothed, and be vested in the garb of the monastery. But let the clothes of which he was divested by laid by in the wardrobe to be preserved, that, if on the devil’s suasion he should ever consent to leave the monastery (which God forbid) he be then stripped of his monastic habit and cast out. But let him not receive the document of his profession which the Abbot took from the altar, but let it be preserved in the monastery.

Father Mauritius Wilde, OSB, Ph.D., did his philosophical, theological, and doctoral studies in Europe. He is the author of several books and regularly directs retreats. He serves as Prior at Sant’Anselmo in Rome.

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