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Chapter 4 of the Rule of St. Benedict admonishes us to “First of all love the Lord God with your whole heart, your whole soul and all your strength, and love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matt 22:37-39, Mark 12:30-31; Luke 10:27) Later in ch4; verses 10-19, Renounce yourself in order to follow Christ; Discipline your [...]
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Cloistered nun and former actress to tell story of Hollywood and faith
Paso Robles, Calif., Nov 30, 2011 / 06:03 am (CNA).- The Central California Marian Eucharistic Conference this January will feature a rare speaker: Mother Dolores Hart, OSB, a former award-winning actress who performed in two Elvis Presley movies and still votes for the Academy Awards. “We feel really blessed that she is coming,” conference organizer [...]
Trappist Monks and Nuns Revive Interest in Monastic Vocations Online
PEOSTA, IA (Cistercians of the Strict Observance) – For more than nine centuries, Trappist monks and nuns have witnessed to the gospel of Jesus Christ through a cloistered, communal life wholly ordered to contemplation. Cistercians of the Strict Observance, also known as “Trappists” are an order of the Roman Catholic Church who founded their first [...]
Pope: monasteries have a precious social function
Serra San Bruno, Italy, Oct 9, 2011 / 02:28 pm (CNA/EWTN News) Pope Benedict XVI called the Carthusian charism of silence “a precious gift for the Church and the world,” and one that contained “a profound message for our life and for humanity.” “Retiring into silence and solitude, man, so to speak, is ‘exposed’ to [...]