Benefits of being an Oblate of Benet Hill
In a study in the fall of 2003, Brother Edward Vebelun, OSB, of Saint John's Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota surveyed the Oblate Directors of the North American Association (45 responses from 118 surveys sent). There were three times as many Oblates as professed religious. He found that Benedictine spirituality seems to contain something that yields a rich, and perhaps mysterious, harvest. When asked to name the benefits of oblate life, the directors heard the following articulated by oblates:
Benedictine values
structured prayer
spiritual renewal
prayer support
purpose to simple tasks
greater “self-awareness”
more serenity and centered approach to daily living
better appreciation of history and tradition.