Monastic Living @ The Northumbria Community
Welcome to our School for Monastic Living: 'Those who entered the desert entered a kind of school, a school in which loving as God loves was the primary and foundational lesson.' – Mary C. Earle
Catherine Askew reflects on a key teaching: ‘Those who lean on Jesus’ breast hear the heartbeat of God.’ We are invited to pause, as we prepare our hearts for breaking bread together.
Following this reflection, you might also like to join in with ‘A Celtic Communion’, filmed with Catherine and Pete Askew in the Lean-to Chapel at our Mother House – Nether Springs, near Felton, Northumberland.
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In this leadership reflection, Catherine Askew considers how the Northumbria Community’s Rule of Life can help us to ‘act out of who we are’, with integrity, during these difficult times.
In this week’s leadership reflection, Sarah Pillar, Catherine Askew and Sarah Hay tell the story of an unexpected blessing they received, while on their way to visit Kielder Observatory, Northumberland, at the very beginning of their leadership journey in July 2019.