The Rule of Benedict: A Spirituality for the 21st Century (Spiritual Legacy Series)

Saint Benedict’s rule was designed with “a little strictness in order to amend faults and to safeguard love.” His rule is also famous for its gentleness and flexibility. He insisted that “in drawing up its regulations, we hope to set down nothing harsh, nothing burdensome.”7

He could not remember the exact title, but he recalled the subject and the author’s name — Esther de Waal. Later I learned that the title was Living With Contradiction: Reflections on the Rule of St. Benedict.