The Online Society of St. Barnabas

The Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost

The Rila Monastery of the Eastern Orthodox Church, found in Bulgaria.

Dear OSSB Sisters and Brothers,

In our Monday posts we often speak of the monastic pursuit of mystic awareness, with most of Western ascetism based on The Rule of St. Benedict.

However, that is not the only system. There are others, including The Rule of St. Augustine of Hippo, which may…