Chapter 4: Guidelines for Christian and monastic good practice (paragraphs 9-13)

No one should aspire to gain a reputation for holiness. First of all we must actually become holy; then there would be some truth in having a reputation for it.

(From para. 11 of Ch. 4 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry OSB, 1997.)

Holiness doesn't happen in a vacuum. St. Benedict points me toward becoming a more selfless and integrated person through relationship, with God, and in community. My work is respect and reconciliation.