How Do You Answer the Door? - 10th Sunday in OT

The Rule of St. Benedict, written by St. Benedict of Nursia 1,500 years ago, has instructions for a very specific role in the monastery—the porter in charge of answering the door. The porter’s job is to open the door to the monastery when someone knocks. Not much of a role, you say? It actually is. One contemporary Benedictine author notes, “The way we answer doors is the way we deal with the world.” God is calling us to the privilege of opening the doors of our lives to each other, to welcome each other as family. So open your door with reverence and love!