2010 February
As I began to compose this essay about Saint Benedict and the Cross, I looked over the pamphlet that we give to newly invested Oblate novices along with a medal of St. Benedict. To my surprise and dismay, I noticed that the pamphlet‟s pages are in the wrong order; it took me a while to discover that the text on the front continues not on the next page but on another page. My first impulse was to plan to reassemble the master copy right away to eliminate all confusion. (When I discover any errors, I tend to want to set everything right in an instant!) On the other hand, common sense and prudence dictated that I allow the error to remain for the time being because I had plenty of other projects of higher priority. I must simply trust that Oblates and Oblate novices…