Benedictine

can give to those who have preceded us is to remember their beliefs and values and apply them to our way of living. Making the Benedictine Values a part of our educational, professional, and personal lives is the highest distinction we can pay to the founding father of those values, St. Benedict of Nursia. In this essay, I will reflect on my education of the Benedictine Values, describing what I have learned, the message I am supposed to receive through learning about these values, the area of the

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was endowed with a measure of independence by it’s founder, Duke William, allowing the monks to elect their own abbot, placing the abbey directly under the guardianship of St Peter and the Apostolic See. As a house dedicated to reviving strict Benedictine observance Cluny was not unique, but it was this indepencence, the succesion of talented abbots and it’s organisation set up by Abbot Berno that laid the foundations of the abbey’s later greatness. The independence granted Cluny in it’s foundation

these Benedictine values do you see as being helpful to the process of doing academic work in a small group? Why? Respect for the person, listening, and hospitality seem helpful to the process of doing academic work in a small group. Respect for the person leads to the idea of being open minded of people regardless of the differences. This would be helpful in an academic setting because this allows people to hear others. Listening respectful to people around us. Listening for Benedictine values

The Benedictine values of humility, loyalty, and community represented amongst the monks in Of Gods and Men coincide with Harrison’s understanding of the human identity in relation to the image of God. Harrison’s ideology of humility compares to the monk’s Benedictine oath of humility, which is shown through their daily actions at the monastery. The monks’ loyalty to the Lord compares to Harrison’s description of spiritual perception and the prioritization of values. Finally, the concept of community

"What dear brothers, is more delightful than the voice of the Lord calling to us?" ~ Saint Benedict. Benedict was born on March 2, 480 in Norcia, Italy. As a child, Benedict attended primary school in his hometown. However, he then traveled to Rome to continue his studies in literature and law. Appalled by Rome's political issues, Benedict decided to leave the city and reside with a group of priests. In the ministry, he preformed his first miracle. Benedict restored a broken wheat sifter to its perfect

My Freshmen year did not begin like most college students’ because I am an “Opportunity kid”, or as some of us in the program often joke, SVC’s finest. My peers and I undertook a grueling academic boot camp that laid my foundation here at Saint Vincent. This foundation allowed me to successfully transition to college life, and I hope to help other students just as individuals in the Opportunity Program have helped to mentor and inspire me. In the past year I have known and befriended several people

The movie, “The Name of the Rose” is about apprentice Adso of Melk and his mentor, Franciscan friar William of Baskerville. These two men traveled to a Benedictine abbey to discuss the poverty of Christ. While at the abbey, there was a series of mysterious murders that continued to take place one after another. The abbey requested that William and Adso help to solve the mystery of why these murders were taking place. Through many trials and setbacks, William discovered that a secretive book was being

Course Has Allowed Me To Reflect On The Benedictine Hallmarks of Conversation: Forming and Transforming Oneself In addition to acquiring more in-depth knowledge about the business of health, I have gained more knowledge about the various topics that were covered during the course. Most importantly am able to reflect on the benedictine’s hallmark of conversation that hinges on the way of formation and transformation of self. The aim of life is for Benedictines or Christians is to transform every

Macaela Rudeck Benedictine Tradition: Reflection Paper 2 “The Benedictine Tradition is a gentle, non-violent revolution that can bring about change in a world immersed in violence. Colleges, such as St. Scholastica, are in the deep, rich current of this Benedictine Tradition because it has absorbed a monastic intuition about the presence of God, a present of God in a world that is tempted to believe human fulfillment can come about only if we forget about God,” Demetrius Dumm writes in his article