St. Benedict, whose feast the Catholic Church celebrates on July 11, endured constant attacks from the enemy throughout his life. The life of a monk only heightens the constant spiritual warfare ...

you begin to imagine the rigorous life that is easy to romanticize from the outside. In Subiaco, two monasteries are available for touring: the Monastery of St. Benedict, at the top of the ...

St. Benedict the Moor was the son of African slaves, born in Scilly in the 1500s. He became known for his charity work throughout his life as a man of the cloth. And after his death, he was made ...