Brian and Betsy felt called to start a subsistence farm, getting thus involved in all the issues of sustainable agriculture, and other concerns of the rural community where they live. Their work is in line with the Catholic Workers' desire to reconstruct the social order, because work is more than a commodity. There is no question that living one's Oblate call as a Catholic Worker is a radical choice. It can bring one in conflict with people one deeply loves, and even with other Benedictines. Such was the case for Dorothy Day, said Brian.
Stability is resting on a firm foundation, it is rootedness.
Being rooted enables us to be more flexible. Stability is a gift which God offers so that we can participate in his peace. It is the virtue by which we participate in the perseverance of Christ. It is stability to a group. It is a willingness to be inserted into the will of God via this group.