How daily prayer in Latin has protected French monasteries from closing
Only contemplative communities that pray the Divine Office exclusively in Latin have been immune from closure over the past few decades in France.
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Articles tagged monastic life
Monks who live in monasteries have higher life expectancies than average men
A German-Austrian Monastery Study found that men in religious orders die, on average, much later than men outside of monasteries due to a variety of factors, including structured community life.
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St. Clare’s life of heroic virtue opened St. Francis’ style of ascetic life to holy women
St. Clare, spiritual daughter of St. Francis, ruled her Poor Clares for 42 years and worked many miracles, before departing for God.
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St. Dominic’s Order of Preachers formed a stalwart body of resistance to heresy
St. Dominic's glorious Order of Preachers gave rise to numerous saints who have led souls to God.
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The faith of seven Hungarian priests in exile led to the founding of a Norbertine abbey in the US
Fleeing the Communists occupying Hungary after World War II, the faithful priests established a monastic community in California that is still thriving today.
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