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Welcome to the Benedictine Jubilee. Join us as we walk towards 2029, marking 1,500 years since the foundation of Montecassino and the gift of Benedictine life.

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Joined September 2018

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Aug 9
Nobody likes being "told what to do" - especially by something called a "Rule" which our modern sensitivities want to rebel against. Modern life tends to prize autonomy, freedom, choice, self-expression, and independence. We do not instinctively warm to anything that sounds like
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Aug 6
This is the story of a Benedictine who walked on water. In the Life of St Benedict, Pope Gregory tells the story of Placidus, a young monk who fell into the lake while drawing water. Benedict, praying in his cell but knowing Placidus was in danger, called another monk called
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Aug 4
The world is loud, often confusing and fragmented. But Benedictine monasteries are places where stillness, rootedness and time and space for prayer is the priority and has been for 1,500 years. For centuries, men and women have lived by a Rule: praying at set hours, welcoming
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Jul 21
Hope is everywhere... but how about plotting it on a map? Across the world, Benedictine communities are praying, welcoming, teaching, serving, and keeping hope alive. On the Jubilee website, every red dot on the map opens a doorway into that living Benedictine family:
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Jul 10
A blessed Feast of St Benedict! | Across the world today, Benedictine communities, oblates, schools, parishes, and friends give thanks for the witness of St Benedict - a witness of listening, prayer, stability, hospitality, humility, and hope. As we continue our Jubilee journey,