Vita Monastica


12/01/2026

Monastery, a laboratory of humanity

Monastic life as a concrete form of hope: virginity, communion, a spiritual path, and a culture regenerated by ora et labora.

21/12/2025

Prayer and community: a fidelity that cannot be improvised

Choral liturgy calls for a personal decision: no one prays by delegation, and communion sustains when individual energy is exhausted.

13/11/2025

When Beauty Falls Silent: The Hidden Language of Liturgical Vestments

Not mere fabrics, but signs that safeguard the Mystery: invisible hands, history, symbols, and a silent pedagogy that continues to shape faith.

11/11/2025

A smile in the silence. Leo XIV and monasticism as prophecy

During the Mass for the anniversary of Sant’Anselmo, the Pope spoke of unity, contemplation, and fidelity to the mystery: “The Church is alive when...

02/11/2025

Saint Benedict: the communion that disarms rigidity

The saint never opposed discipline and mercy - he fused them. And he taught that true ecclesiality is not born of uniformity, but of charity that h...

09/10/2025

The desert within us. The hidden future of monastic life.

It is not the end of an era, but a return to the essential. The monk of tomorrow will not dwell behind cloisters, but in the hearts of those who, a...

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