Pastor Column: St. Benedict
[Note: This is not he Sunday homily. It is an article for the bulletin of July 10, 2022] The destruction of World War II was immense on a number of different scales. One such scale was the destruction of various churches and monasteries in the course of the war, which could contribute to a greater sense of despair. In particular, Pope Pius XII was moved to write a letter in response to the destruction of the famous Monte Cassino Monastery, which was the monastery established by St. Benedict of Nursia in 529 A.D. As the father of western monasticism...Read More