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The cart of human tradition and the horse of divine Law
On the Readings for Sunday, September 1, 2018 […]
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What St. Benedict teaches us about fatherhood
We call St. Benedict of Nursia the father of monks, and his teaching on spiritual fatherhood drew me, in part, to become a Benedictine oblate. Thirteen years ago, as a father of a growing family, […]
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On loving God by learning “useless” things
You’re sitting in the middle of a class that you find to be even more boring than a phone with a dead battery. You keep checking the time, praying that it will all finish faster. […]
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Saint Benedict’s wise words on avoiding “the zeal of bitterness”
“Sicut est zelus amaritudinis malus qui separat a Deo et ducit ad infernum, ita est zelus bonus qui separat a vitia et ducit ad Deum et ad vitam aeternam.” – Regula Benedicti, LXXII. Just as there […]