Benedict's Tools for Daily Living
by The Rev. Dr. Helen Appelberg, St. Augustine of Hippo Episcopal Church in Galveston

[Note: this event will take place on Saturday at 5:00 pm and will be held at St. Christopher Episcopal Church, located at 3550 Southwest Loop 820, Fort Worth. Cost is $5 and covers a soup/salad supper. Free childcare is available. Click here to register.]

On Saturday, March 20, the Rev. Dr. Appelberg will talk about the ways Benedictine spirituality is lived and practiced daily by people of all ages and in all circumstances. It works as well for those of us living in a wired frantic world as it does for those living in a monastery.

The Rev. Dr. Helen Appelberg serves on the staff at St. Augustine of Hippo Episcopal Church in Galveston as well as a fellow in the Sealy Center on Aging at the University of Texas Medical Branch and Director of Center for Spirituality of Aging. She is the founder of the Community of Hope training program. Embedded in the Community of Hope 14 module curriculum are: ministry of presence, compassionate listening, lectio divina, contemplative prayer, adopting a rule of life, learning and growing in community, discovering your spiritual gifts and care for the caregiver. The absolute joy in all of this teaching about Benedictine Spirituality is that Benedict's sixth century Rule of Life is 99% pure Holy Scripture translated into 'daily living.' The other amazing bit of history is that our Episcopal liturgy is a condensation of Benedict's sixth century Rule "to worship God seven times a day".