Sister Mary Clair, MICM Saint Benedict Conclusion Benedict did not leave Rome with the intention of being a reformer. He left the corrupt city when he saw that it was not worth it to stay there when everything around endangered his salvation of his soul. Looking around at our world today, we can see
Sister Mary Clair, MICM Saint Benedict Family Joys Saint Benedict’s twin sister, Scholastica, had also consecrated her life to God from a young age. She looked to Benedict as her master in the mystical life. At rare times when they were together, she loved to speak with him about the spiritual life, the goodness
Sister Mary Clair, MICM Saint Benedict The Sword of Sorrow Life was peaceful at Monte Cassino. Benedict was rejoined by Maurus, who became Saint Benedict’s assistant in everything. Now the Order was established, the Rule composed, and new foundations were being built. In 534, three years before his death, he appointed the young monk
Sister Mary Clair, MICM Saint Benedict The Benedictine Life Soon, another landowner offered Benedict a piece of property in Terracina, just a few miles from Monte Cassino. Benedict appointed twelve men to establish a new foundation there. So, the light of this new movement began to spread; wild land was cleared and cultivated, and
Sister Mary Clair, MICM Saint Benedict Monte Cassino Benedict arrived at Monte Cassino in 529, at the age of 49. He fell in love with the impressive ruins of a Roman fortress owned by Placid’s father. Tertullus gave it to Benedict in the hopes that the monks would establish Christianity among the locals, who
Sister Mary Clair, MICM Saint Benedict Prayer and Work Originally, monastic life began in the East. The great Desert Fathers, Saints Antony, Paul, Pachomius, and Macarius, are some of the venerable names that come to mind of those heroic solitaries. Terrifying in their austerity but beloved in their simplicity, these towering figures paved a
Sister Mary Clair, MICM Saint Benedict subiaco C rossing the hills between Enfi de and the rocky gorge of the river Anion, Benedict came into a lonely and deserted tract of land. This uninhabited place with fresh water and rocky caves was just what he was looking for. As Benedict rambled through the forests, exploring
Sister Mary Clair, MICM Saint Benedict Father of Western Monasticism It was the end of the world. At least, so it seemed when from his cave in Bethlehem, Saint Jerome cried out in an impassioned voice, “My voice is choked and sobs interrupt the words which I write; the city is captured which took captive
Saint Josephine Bakhita – Patroness of Sudan Table of Contents Volume LXIV, No.1Serial No. 120 Volume LXIV, No.1Serial No. 120 Feature Other Articles On the cover, The cover is an artist rendition depicting Saint Josephine Bakhita as a slave in her native land of Sudan. Behind her is a slave caravan and her beloved continent
Plainly Speaking – Saint Josephine Bakhita PLAINLY SPEAKING P. LAINLY S. PEAKING Dear Friends, When it comes to the debated mystery of salvation, Saint Josephine Bakhita is a perfect example of how the mythical “invincibly” ignorant native is not outside the providence of God. He can use the most adverse circumstances to bring about good.