Building the Benedict Option Quotes

“The most serious enemies of the Benedict Option and of Christian life are those that strike at our ability and our desire to serve each other. Whether they devalue love, steal our time, or prevent us from putting down roots, they bear the same wicked fruit. They deceive us about our true vocation: to be like Christ, offering sacrificial love to our neighbor.”
― Leah Libresco, Building the Benedict Option: A Guide to Gathering Two or Three Together in His Name

“The Benedict Option is a way to mend nets and to prepare to cast them out again. Trying to thicken my community and open my home gives me the chance to live my faith more openly and more truthfully.”
― Leah Libresco, Building the Benedict Option: A Guide to Gathering Two or Three Together in His Name