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Professor Murphy has published an 18-page 21st century analysis of nuances comparing "laborare est orare" versus "ora et labora." [12] In 1818, Dalhousie University was established in Nova Scotia, adopting the motto of Ora et Labora in 1870. This is also the motto of Clan Ramsay, of which the Earl of Dalhousie is the leader. [13]
Joan Daugherty Chittister O.S.B. (born April 26, 1936 [1]), is an American Benedictine nun, theologian, author, [2] and speaker. She has served as Benedictine prioress and Benedictine federation president, president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, and co-chair of the Global Peace Initiative of Women.
The dominance of the Benedictine monastic way of life began to decline towards the end of the twelfth century, which saw the rise of the mendicant Franciscans and nomadic Dominicans. [7] Benedictines by contrast, took a vow of "stability", which professed loyalty to a particular foundation in a particular location.
Much of their early ministry, until the later part of the 20th century, focused on the education and empowerment of women. Today, they live their traditions as they work to change the world in ...
Oct. 29—Very few of us will be historic figures. We are not famous now, nor will we be. It'd be nice if some folks come to our funeral some day, but after that most all of us join the long slow ...
By the spring of 1983, the new Sacred Heart Chapel was complete, with a final cost of $4.5 million. The Sacred Heart Chapel is an important symbol of Benedictine tradition and demonstrates how the Benedictine heritage can meet modern spiritual vitality. [8] [9]
New Monasticism is a diverse movement, not limited to a specific religious denomination or church and including varying expressions of contemplative life. These include evangelical Christian communities such as "Simple Way Community" and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove's "Rutba House," European new monastic communities, such as that formed by Bernadette Flanagan, spiritual communities such as the ...
[Contains the fullest biography of Mother Mectilde published in English so far: "Mectilde of the Blessed Sacrament and Her Times" by Canon G.A. Simon, pp. 113–51. The Afterword is a translation of Dom Jean Leclercq, OSB's "A School of Benedictine Spirituality from the 17th Century: The Benedictines of Perpetual Adoration."