Anglicanism and the Benedict Option

Posted on July 7, 2015
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The Anglican spiritual theologian Martin Thornton once remarked that โ€œthe genius of St Benedict cannot be confined within the walls of Monte Cassino or any other monastery.โ€ In continuing a discussion of the so-called Benedict Option, and what it means for Anglicans, my suspicion is becoming my conviction. We Anglicans hold to a tradition which…

Catechesis & the Benedict Option

Posted on July 1, 2015
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In the last week, you may have heard the phrase โ€œthe Benedict Option.โ€ The focus is on Benedictine principles, coined by the Christian commentator Rod Dreher. It is about Alasdair MacIntyreโ€™s assertion in his seminal work, After Virtue. He suggests that during ideological and moral confusion, we need a new Saint Benedict to build communities…