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"Benedictines of today continue to group themselves in congregations of monasteries; some, however, especially many communities of nuns, are positioned outside congregations and relate directly to the local bishop and to the abbot primate in Rome. The followers of Saint Benedict vary much in the way they carry out the thrust of the sixth-century Rule, but in general they retain essential features of their origins -- local gatherings of monastics who endeavor to seek God in a common life of prayer, reading, and service."

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The Benedictines: An Introduction by Abbot Primate Jerome Theisen OSB. Liturgical Press.

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Abbot Primate Jerome Theisen OSB writes about the Benedictines for the New Catholic Encyclopedia published by Liturgical Press, Collegeville, MN 56321, Saint John's Abbey.

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"The principles of Benedictine spirituality are found in the Rule of St. Benedict, written by St. Benedict in the sixth century. He wrote the Rule for his community— a guide for living, intending to establish a “school for God’s service.” His words of wisdom have lasted for almost 1500 years and are still observed by Benedictine communities all over the world."

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When St. Benedict of Nursia wrote a Rule for the monks of his monastery in sixth century Italy, he was trying to encourage those who would seek God together in community. 1500 years later that Rule is still being observed all around the world in monasteries, lay communities and all who call themselves Benedictine today.

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"Listen, O my son, to the precepts of thy master, and incline the ear of thy heart, and cheerfully receive and faithfully execute the admonitions of thy loving Father, that by the toil of obedience thou mayest return to Him from whom by the sloth of disobedience thou hast gone away.” - Holy rule of St Benedictine

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explore faith : What is Benedictine spirituality?

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Midwest Capuchin Franciscan Vocation Office

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Franciscan Spirituality - Michael Crosby

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Uploaded by ChoosingCompassion on 2011-03-05.

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"Franciscan ways of viewing God and God’s action in history has been a theology that was always orthodox with other parts of Christian theology and yet, at the same time, featuring a different set of emphases."

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"The Franciscan way of seeing moves us away from dividing up the world in the good and the bad which, as Sr. Ilia Delio says, is “always capable of identifying God’s absence, but rarely consistent in affirming God’s presence in everything that is.” Francis was able to see God imbedded in a marvelously interconnected world with God as the source of each and every thing. He saw the world in universal kinship, with the moon, the water, and the birds as his sisters and the sun and the wolf as his brothers."

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"Franciscan spirituality encompasses a rich array of ways of thinking and ways of living"

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"The Benedictine life is, “\\…simply living the Gospel without fanfare…The mainspring of everything in [the Rule of] Saint Benedict is the love of Christ — in Himself, in the poor, in the monastic community, in the individual brethren…This is the key to the monastic life and spirit.'"
Fr. Thomas Merton, OCSO

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"Our distinctive expression is to "live in allegiance to Jesus Christ," "to be zealous for the Lord", and to "meditate day and night on the Lord" under the protection of His Blessed Mother. The way we live Gospel spirituality is influenced by the writings of St. Theresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross and St. Terese of Lisieux. Here are some basic teachings. May they inspire your life of prayer."

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A presentation on Carmelite spirituality for a spirituality class project at Archbishop Hoban High School.

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Today, the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, we take a look at Carmelite spirituality and at a new and growing community of Carmelite monks in Wyoming.

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"Ignatian spirituality is not merely an inward journey, much less a self-absorbed one. It aims to bring people more deeply into the world—with gratitude, passion, and humility—not away from it."

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Ignatian Spirituality | Ignatian Spirituality

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Ignatian spirituality is grounded in the conviction that God is active in our world. As the great Jesuit paleontologist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin wrote: "God is not remote from us. He is at the point of my pen, my pick, my paintbrush, my needle-and my heart and my thoughts."

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"Jesuits Revealed!" - Fr. Greg Boyle, SJ - "What is Jesuit Spirituality"

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http://www.Jesuit.org "What is Jesuit Spirituality?" -- "What is Ignatian Spirituality?" In this episode of "Jesuits Revealed!" we hear Fr. Greg Boyle, SJ talk about his experience of Ignatian Spirituality and what it has meant in his life and formation as a Jesuit. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Fr.

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"'In order to foster and facilitate relationship with God, through prayer and contemplation, Carmelite spirituality proposes certain means, both personal and communal, namely meditation on the word of God, liturgy, silence and solitude, and asceticism."

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In order to foster and facilitate relationship with God, through prayer and contemplation, Carmelite spirituality proposes certain means, both personal and communal, namely meditation on the word of God, liturgy, silence and solitude, and asceticism. The Rule of St.

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"In the struggle—in the very place where we meet God, and where we are loved by God—we too discover how to love others. It is in the struggle itself that we discern ways of embracing the weaknesses of others, and learn how to be compassionate, like God."

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What can we learn from the Desert Fathers & Mothers?

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desert fathers, John Chryssavgis, Egypt, Christianity, spirituality, monks, desert mothers

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"Carmelite spirituality is characterised by an intense thirst for an immediate and direct experience of God. Reduced to its most fundamental expression, Carmelite spirituality is centred on prayer, understood as loving friendship with God, and contemplation as the free gift of God."

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"The desert elders state categorically that God is not to be sought after or discovered at the end of a certain long, arduous and methodical struggle . We are to look for God not at the end, but in the very middle of the struggle.…If God is right there, in the middle of our struggle, then our aim is to stay there. The desert elders are also convinced that God is not only in the middle of our struggle, but that God is always there. God is never absent, never far away. God loves us irrespective of where we are on that journey. "

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What can we learn from the Desert Fathers & Mothers?

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desert fathers, John Chryssavgis, Egypt, Christianity, spirituality, monks, desert mothers

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"The spiritual path laid out by Ignatius is a way of discerning God's presence in our everyday lives. And doing something about it.

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Ignatian Spirituality Finding God in All Things

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There are a number of outstanding resources devoted to Ignatian spirituality. Sacred Space is a popular prayer site run by the Irish Jesuits, and Jesuitprayer.org was created by the Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus to provide daily online prayers and facilitate prayer requests.

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"Ignatius was a Spanish soldier and aristocrat who discerned his calling after suffering nearly fatal wounds on the battlefield. He established the Society of Jesus in 1540, instructing the early Jesuits — to go out and 'find God in all things.' That is the signature spirituality of the Jesuits."

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Ignatian Spirituality Finding God in All Things

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There are a number of outstanding resources devoted to Ignatian spirituality. Sacred Space is a popular prayer site run by the Irish Jesuits, and Jesuitprayer.org was created by the Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus to provide daily online prayers and facilitate prayer requests.

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"the Jesuits are best known for their colleges, universities, and high schools. But in a time when many are searching for greater meaning, another aspect of Jesuit life is attracting wide interest."

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Ignatian Spirituality Finding God in All Things

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There are a number of outstanding resources devoted to Ignatian spirituality. Sacred Space is a popular prayer site run by the Irish Jesuits, and Jesuitprayer.org was created by the Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus to provide daily online prayers and facilitate prayer requests.