“I have an idea that the almshouse will sit well along the north side of the abbey,” Baudet reflected. “The time I spent in the library reading the Rules was not wasted. Saint Benedict directs us on the question of the goodwill and compassion we should extend to strangers.” He had all but memorised the chapters he intended to recite when he presented his case to the abbot.
“I have an idea that the almshouse will sit well along the north side of the abbey,” “The time I spent in the library reading the Rules was not wasted. Saint Benedict directs us on the question of the goodwill and compassion we should extend to strangers.” On reaching the monastery, he examined the prospective site that, he reassured himself, would really be suitable for the building – he didn’t want to hear that it was
