I found it in an unlikely place: the 1,500-year-old Rule of St. Benedict. A sixth-century Italian monk known as the founder of Western monasticism, Benedict of Nursia once struggled with balance ...

The great Whittaker Chambers, writing in Commonweal in 1952, about discovering the legacy of St. Benedict of Nursia. Here he is talking about how, as a student, the Middle Ages (aka, the Dark Ages ...

Today is the Feast Day of St. Benedict of Nursia in the Orthodox Church — which is to say, my name day. Three years ago, it was a happy coincidence — though I call it God’s winking at me ...

This is a programme about the many ways and means human beings try not only to make sense of their lives, but of how they intentionally enjoy and delight in healthy and coherent existences. It is ...

If the bishop’s wish is granted, St. Isidore would share the title of patron of Europe with St. Benedict of Nursia (480-547). Your monthly donation will help our team continue reporting the ...

With a breathtaking valley stretching out below and an ancient monastery clinging to the cliffs above, Subiaco, Italy, feels as though it is a world away from the chaotic streets of Rome, only 40 ...

St Benedict of Nursia is the patron saint of Europe as well as of those in religious orders. It's his feast day is this week (July 11th). He is often given the credit for being the founder of ...

As Benedictine monks in Norcia, Italy rebuild their monastery from the rubble caused by devastating earthquakes last year, they do so in the spirit of their founder, Saint Benedict. "For us ...

Benedict of Nursia and Ignatius Loyola have guided me ... credited most notably to St. Benedict. He is known as the father of Western monasticism largely because his concept of a Rule became ...