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 ...

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 ...

In his first general audience, which was held this morning in St. Peter's Square in the presence of 15,000 people, the Pope again gave thanks to God for having elected him as Peter's successor ...

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 ...

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 ...

Benedict was born in Nursia in Italy and lived from about 480 to 550 AD ... Benedict is regarded as the founder of Western monasticism and he is the patron saint of Europe. With his simple rule of ...

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 ...

Do we need the Benedict Option now? Yes. But we should also be deft enough, when necessary, to shift to a more open and engaging attitude. Founded by St. Benedict of Nursia, the Abbey of Monte ...

and 85 percent earn college degrees -- was also the subject of a 2013 documentary called "The Rule," the 72-chapter philosophy written in the 6th century by St. Benedict of Nursia that ...