March 10: Benedictine Monasticism as a Way of Life: Its Origins and Future

For centuries, the Rule of Benedict has been the foundation for sustainable Christian communities. Its unique mix of traditional monastic spiritual teaching and practical arrangements for the common life continues to guide monastic communities. The Rule has also attracted many beyond the cloister who are seeking a spiritual path within their various forms  of  Christian life. This presentation will explore the key elements of the Rule with an emphasis on their perennial relevance.

Wednesday, March 10, 2021
12 – 1 PM, CST

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Resources mentioned:

• Prayer and Community: The Benedictine Tradition by Columba Stewart, OSB

Father Columba Stewart, OSB, is the executive director of the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Fr. Columba holds an AB in History and Literature from Harvard College, MA in Religious Studies from Yale University and DPhil from the University of Oxford, England, writing his thesis on Greek and Syriac asceticism. He professed vows as a Benedictine monk of Saint John’s Abbey in 1982, and was ordained to the priesthood in 1990. In 1989, he joined the faculty of the graduate School of Theology and undergraduate Department of Theology at Saint John’s University. He has published extensively in his research field of early Christian monasticism. Fr. Columba was named by the NEH as the 2019 Jefferson Lecturer in the Humanities, the highest honor the federal government confers for distinguished intellectual achievement in the humanities. Fr. Columba has been featured on many national and international media outlets, including 60 Minutes, BBC World News, PBS’s Religion and Ethics Newsweekly as well as in The Economist, Smithsonian Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal.