Taking time to breathe
I have wanted to spend some time at Hilfield Friary for some time, and this was my chance to spend some time there. When I inquired all they had was the Tuesday to Thursday of this week in the time I had available. It was sooner than I hoped but took it. And I arranged my time in Cornwall to fit. Hilfield is one of the roots of the Society of Saint Francis and particularity the brothers - the main Anglican/Episcopalian expression of vowed Franciscan orders. Today Hilfield Friary is a retreat centre that welcomes guests from all over the world to Dorset. T he Franciscan brothers of SSF are joined by men and women—young and old, married and single—who together constitute the Hilfield Friary Community who share in a rhythm of daily prayer, look after the Friary land and buildings, and offer hospitality to guests and visitors. I had heard so much about this place from Br. Sam SSF who had been the Guardian for some time, and had been instrumental in its discernment of its vocation for ...