The Family as Basic Social Unit: Living Out Catholic Social Teaching. By Kevin Schemenauer. Reviewed by Rev. Ryan Connors. (skip to review) A Guide to John Henry Newman: His Life and Thought. Ed. by Juan R. Velez. Reviewed by Rev. Martin … [Read more...]
The Benedict Option for a “Monastic” Church
November 30, 2018 by Richard H. Bulzacchelli, STD
Abstract Rod Dreher proposes what he calls the “Benedict Option,” by which he means a return to a monastic paradigm for Christian life, opting for the City of God in contrast to the City of Man. This world isn’t our home. It’s the desert th … [Read more...]
Getting “The Benedict Option” Right
January 15, 2016 by Deacon Peter Trahan, MATh
If you haven’t heard of the "Benedict Option," or even (especially) if you have heard of it, it really needs explaining for it to be a real option. In December 2013, Rod Dreher, a writer for The American Conservative magazine, wrote an e … [Read more...]
St. Benedict: A Sixth Century Saint for the Twenty-First Century
July 11, 2012 by Paul Catalanotto
St. Benedict's rule was written for everyone. His goal was to “establish a school for the Lord’s service.” He hoped in creating these rules “to set down nothing harsh, nothing burdensome.” Chesterton wrote that “it is the paradox of hist … [Read more...]
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