Oblate Program at Belmont Abbey, NC

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All people are stamped with the Divine image and likeness

The following quotation by Abraham Lincoln was his central arguement for the ending of slavery. It is striking that the same quotation could be used as an argument for ending of abortion:”. . .nothing stamped with the Divine image and likeness was sent into the world to be trodden on, and degraded, and imbruted by… Read More ›

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Alabama Supreme Court recognizes unborn as ‘children’

Washington D.C., Jan 15, 2013 / 05:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- An Alabama Supreme Court decision recognizing the unborn as persons deserving of legal protections could have significant implications in ending abortion in the U.S., say pro-life advocates. “The Alabama Supreme Court has dealt a massive blow to the constitutional fraud of Roe v. Wade by… Read More ›

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We are completely dependent on God

In the supernatural order, we have been lifted into a new state of life. We are partakers of the divine nature and called to share in the life of the Holy Trinity. However, we are completely de­pendent on God for this new life and need the grace that comes from God. The craze for liberty… Read More ›

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We must be willing to do more than expected

[Neither] the Virgin Mother nor Our Lord was obliged by the laws to which they submitted forty days after the birth of Jesus. But if they exempted themselves, they would give bad example to others who would not understand their reasons, and perhaps their action would be the occasion to others of disobeying laws by… Read More ›

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A Benedictine’s Rights

A Benedictine’s Rights According to the Rule of Saint Benedict: Seek God:  “The concern must be whether the novice truly seeks God….” (RB 58:7a); Love young and old:  “Respect the elders and love the young” (RB 4:68-69); Be silent:  “The ninth step of humility is that a monk controls the tongue and remains silent, not… Read More ›

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