I guess Benedict's motto was accurate: ora et labora, prayer and work. Other than that, there's nothing else he could have really done. So how did he end up initiating a cultural and spiritual ...

Cyril and Methodius). St. Benedict balanced the scales of Christian spirituality by combining Ora et Labora — prayer and labor. In his revolutionary view, labor was dignified and worthy ...

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Following Jesus in the way of St. Benedict is a time-tested and true way to achieve balance and growth in the spiritual life. The monastic discipline helps us prioritize and direct our efforts to ...

She is a member of the Benedictine Sisters of Erie, Penn., where she has served as prioress. Focusing on feminist spirituality and social issues, her web column “From Where I Stand” appears ...

The Vatican published Benedict XVI’s spiritual testament on Saturday night in which the late pope underlined “the reasonableness of faith.” “What I said before to my countrymen ...

He finds in Benedictine monasticism a helpful path to holiness, and he avoids idealizing or romanticizing the monastic life. This is why his work succeeds as a guide for the common Christian.

He is currently finishing his training at Nashotah House in Wisconsin, an Anglo-Catholic school rooted in Benedictine spirituality. Bucko will join the cathedral staff in July. The Rt. Rev ...