The Fellowship of St. Columbanus

Wisdom of Solomon 7:7-11 St. Mark 10:17-30 The Fellowship of St Columbanus took last week off while Carrie and I were on retreat at Downside Abbey, Francois was on retreat at Pluscarden Abbey, and Evan was on vacation in Helsinki. After we are able to have a chapter meeting, we will have some news to share from our retreat. Chinese depiction of Christ and the Rich Young Man: Beijing, 1879. Today's Gospel is the oft-told story of the rich young ruler, a cautionary tale of the lure of wealth. This is how we typically use this story in sermons and devotion, and it is particularly important in our materialistic age of the Prosperity Gospel. Reading today's Gospel I was reminded of the daily lessons over the past week from I Timothy: Religion, of course, does bring large profits, but only to those who are content with what they have. We brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it; but as long as we have food and clothing, let us be content with th