Category: Religious life
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Jesuit Liturgists Examine Formation at July 2024 Congress
BRUCE MORRILL — The International Jungmann Society for Jesuits and the Liturgy convened its tenth biennial congress, July 1st – 6th, Cebu, Philippines. Forty-five Jesuits from seventeen provinces across the globe engaged the Congress theme, “Liturgy and Liturgical Formation in the Society of Jesus.”
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Does the Presentation of the Lord need to be supplemented by the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life?
Call me a killjoy, but I don’t really like the fact that the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord is the day when the Catholic Church observes the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life. I have nothing against Consecrated Life or those who have followed their vocation there. But it seems to detract…
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Brief Book Review: Understanding the Religious Priesthood
Sr. Jeana Visel, OSB, reviews Understanding the Religious Priesthood.
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On Being Community
As a Church, it is our job to be the Body of Christ. Working at being community is part of our mission.
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Ecclesial Customs and Memory
I suddenly understood why the community so loves to stop for Dairy Queen.
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Devotional Prayer and Community
In early October, I was in Nairobi teaching at a program for contemplative nuns, and afterward I spent a few days with the Benedictine nuns at Our Lady of the Angels Monastery outside the city, in rural Kiambu. As I have written about before, this is still a fairly new community, and it is fascinating…
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Monastery Spotlight: Queen of Peace Benedictines, Rutherfordton, North Carolina
While yet a small community, clearly these sisters cherish the beauty of monastic ritual.
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Monastery Spotlight: Abbey of St. Walburga, Virginia Dale, Colorado
I recently had the opportunity to spend a week of retreat with the Benedictine nuns at the Abbey of St. Walburga in the beautiful rocky hills of northern Colorado. What a treat! I commend this community for your interest and support. Founded in 1935 from the historic Abbey of St. Walburga in Eichstatt, Germany, the…
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The Gift of Benedictine Monastic Values for Catholic Culture at Large
While the monastic context provides a rich space to practice these values, they really are Christian values that can be lived in a broader arena.