Benedictine Vow of Obedience – Christine Valters Paintner

“In the Benedictine tradition, one of the central vows is obedience. On one level it means obedience to an abbot or abbess, but on a deeper level it means to follow the call of your heart, no matter how demanding or difficult.”

 — Christine Valters Paintner, PhD, The Soul’s Slow Ripening: 12 Celtic Practices for Seeking the Sacred