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Saint Benedict - The Abbot Table of Contents Volume LXXIV, No. 1Serial No. 130 Volume LXXIV, No. 1 Serial No. 130 FeatureOther Articles On the cover,On the front cover, Saint Benedict stands holding his crosier,

Plainly Speaking - Saint Benedict PLAINLY SPEAKING P. LAINLY S. PEAKING Dear Friends,Saint Benedict founded a Religious Order which has produced 57,000 known saints. Thirty-five Popes have been Benedictines, of whom seventeen have been declared

Henry Brenner OSBWith Interest In the parable of the nobleman the servant was charged to trade until the return of his master, and was severely reprimanded afterwards for having failed to do so. Why, did

Rev. Francis X. Doyle, SJChrist The consoler There can be no doubt about Our Lord’s love for the sick. The Gospels are filled with instances of His Divine Compassion, and when Saint Matthew wished to

Father Monsabre, OPPerseverance Be faithful unto death, says Our Lord, and I will give you the crown of life. (Apoc. 2:10) It is this fidelity that God rewards in the Coronation of the Most Blessed

Sister Monica, PhDTrue Education Mind, Heart, and Soul From the earliest period of its history, the Church founded by Christ and commissioned to teach all nations has been a teaching and a learning society. The

Fr. Louis Perroy His Mother’s Heart is Pierced Behold His Mother! We cherish memories of our friends and memories of our mothers but a mother’s memory in all that relates to her child is more

Saint Francis de Sales The Assumption When Our Lord came into this world, He sought the lowest place there was (Eph. 4:9) and He found none lowlier in humility than the Virgin. Now He raises

Charles J. white, S.T.LWhat think you OfChrist This question Jesus asked His Apostles some few months after He began His public mission. Peter, for himself and the other Apostles said: “Thou art the Christ, the

Sister  Mary Clair, MICMSaintBenedictConclusion  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

Sister  Mary Clair, MICM Saint   Benedict  FamilyJoys  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

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

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,

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.

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

Sister  Mary Clair, MICMSaint BenedictFather 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