Both tap into a wisdom with roots in the ancient, Benedictine monastic tradition. Combining ora et labora, prayer and work, the Benedictines cultivate silence and reverent speech alongside ...
As I lay there pondering the hard-fought election battle, I felt drawn to pray the morning prayer of St. Benedict. The prayer begins: “I am given this new day as a gift.” We all are.
At the end of the Pope's final audience of the year, he asked people to "pray a special prayer for Pope Emeritus Benedict". The Vatican then said the ex-Pope's health had worsened in recent hours.