Vita Monastica


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...

30/08/2025

Seekers of God in Silence: The Cistercian Soul

From the forest of Cîteaux to today’s monasteries: the life of monks and nuns who choose poverty, humility, and charityas the path t...

22/08/2025

Monastic Life. Work that does not devour

Work as an antidote to idleness and to the anxiety of results

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