Ratzinger, Card.Gambetti: United Benedictine life and Franciscan spirituality

faith The Pope of Dialogue “A Pope whom the whole world has known as a simple and humble worker in the Lord’s vineyard, who has carried the deposit of faith towards the ever new horizon of the life of the Church, who has amazed us with the gesture of extraordinary strength of … Read more

Pietro da Morrone and his spirituality still alive in the Celestine Benedictine nuns

He loved the hermitic life and chose Mount Morrone and the Maiella massif, in Abruzzo, to fully adhere to the Gospel. His example attracted several young people and gave life to a religious congregation by adopting the rule of Saint Benedict. Female Benedictine monasteries also adhered to the constitutions, today the only ones to follow … Read more

Former Benedictine colleges meet again, after 70 years, in San Giovanni Rotondo.

Despite the progress of the school, colleges, religious and otherwise, still remain the pillars of educational life for present and future generations. To take stock of the situation, this time, they thought about it former probands of the Vallombrosan Benedictine College of Santa Maria di Montenero (Livorno), making an appointment at Spirituality Center “San Pio”, … Read more

Pietro da Morrone and his spirituality still alive in the celestine Benedictine nuns

He loved the hermit life and chose Mount Morrone and the Maiella massif, in Abruzzo, to adhere fully to the Gospel. His example of him attracted several young people and gave birth to a religious congregation by adopting the rule of St. Benedict. To adhere to the constitutions were also female Benedictine monasteries, today the … Read more