“In his Rule, St. Benedict wisely writes that "always we begin again.” — Christine Valters Paintner Copy Share Image
Forty-one rules aren't so many - St. Benedict had 73 to keep the brethren on the straight and narrow. — Colman McCarthy Copy Share Image
We are waiting not for a Godot but for another-doubtless very different-St. Benedict, — Alasdair MacIntyre Copy Share Image
The 'Rule of St. Benedict' makes it possible for ordinary folk to live lives of quite extraordinary value. The weak have a… — Basil Hume Copy Share Image
“You propose to give up everything to God; be sure, then, to include yourself among the things to be given up.—ST. BENEDICT.” — Various Copy Share Image
Temperament is fixed, set. The skull, followed by the temperament: the two hardest parts of the body. Follow your temperament. It is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In the Catholic Worker we must try to have the voluntary poverty of St. Francis, the charity of St. Vincent de Paul,… — Peter Maurin Copy Share Image
The Lord called me by the way of simplicity and humility, and this way He hath shown me in truth for me… — Francis of Assisi Copy Share Image
“St. Benedict and every Benedictine who has followed (one prays) understood that the monastery is not a place to hide from problems;… — Carrie Gress Copy Share Image
I can worship Nature, and that fulfills my need for miracles and beauty. Art gives a spiritual depth to existence -- I… — Neil Peart Copy Share Image
