This talk follows a presentation by Fr. Michael Peterson OSB about the vision and intersections of Laudato Si (Pope Francis' encyclical on the care for our common home) and The Rule of St. Benedict. I pick up the thread of a vision for the Common Good with Benedict's wisdom about embodied practices. Essentially, our care for one another and for the planet must be rooted in concrete expressions of a faith and commitment that reflects the Incarnation. Hosted by the Northern Midwest Plains Region of North American Benedictine Oblates.

Thirteen of seventy-two chapters in the Rule of St. Benedict (RB) are devoted to instruction about liturgical prayer. Benedict goes to great lengths to establish a rhythm of life in community which is punctuated by prayer (the liturgy of the hours) and saturated in Scripture. Most central is praying the Psalms, which reflects the longstanding appreciation for the way this form of Scripture connects so deeply with the human experience.