09 luglio 2026
Saint Benedict and resentment: the hidden wisdom of not taking it badly
From sadness to resentment, the Benedictine lexicon reveals a concrete, domestic wisdom, capable of crossing the centuries without losing any of its force.
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05 maggio 2026
Grillo, the Vetus Ordo and the Fear of Liturgical Peace: Sant’Anselmo’s Grand Chancellor in the Firing Line
The serenity with which Benedictine monasteries live out ritual plurality unsettles those who have built their public stance on permanent confrontation.
22 aprile 2026
Young priests, old labels: how the Church is mortifying its new vocations
Amid ageing presbyteries, ideological categories well past their sell-by date and mitres that would rather anaesthetise conflicts than face them, many young priests are…
08 aprile 2026
Heiligenkreuz. For Rome, young monks are the problem, not heretical nuns without the veil
The apostolic visitation of the Austrian Cistercian abbey has concluded. Amid calls for reflection on the community’s identity, formation and future, Rome has stepped in…
08 aprile 2026
Dom Jean Pateau of Fontgombault: “The Church needs liturgical peace, free from rigidity and ideology”
In the interview given to Silere non possum, the abbot addresses one of the most delicate questions in the life of the Church: the liturgy. He reflects on the Vetus…
06 aprile 2026
A life given to God
The monastery does not offer an escape from the world, but a demanding path of humility, attentiveness and conversion through which a man is restored to the deepest…
08 marzo 2026
The monk: a man unified by the search for God
From lectio divina to prayer, from solitude to fraternal communion: monasticism preserves a radical form of Christian life that unifies existence, purifies the heart,…
04 febbraio 2026
Dom Ferrari: “We cannot pretend it does not exist”. Addiction within the monastery walls
From postulancy to the solemnly professed: a halt to social media and Netflix, night-time discipline, and the credibility of those who form others. And meanwhile the…
12 gennaio 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 dicembre 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 novembre 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 novembre 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 it knows how to…
02 novembre 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 holds diversity…
09 ottobre 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, amid the clamor of the…
30 agosto 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 charity as the path to rediscover Christ and to bear…
22 agosto 2025
Monastic Life. Work that does not devour
Work as an antidote to idleness and to the anxiety of results
21 agosto 2025
Monastic Life. Breathing the eternal through the rhythm of the Hours
The voice of the Church in the harmony of the psalms.
15 luglio 2025
Leo XIV visits the Poor Clare Nuns: “Pray for my ministry”
Pope Leo XIV visits the Monastery of the Poor Clares of Albano
02 luglio 2025
Monte Oliveto. The silence that safeguards God.
Where the world screams, the monks sing. At Monte Oliveto, the echo of a faith that makes no noise, yet transforms life.
28 giugno 2025
Resignation at St. Maurice: when Being innocent isn’t enough
The Abbot of the Abbey of St. Maurice in Switzerland has resigned.
28 giugno 2025
Vallombrosan Monks. Leo XIV: “I thank you all for the gift your monastic life represents”
Leo XIV receives the Participants of the General Chapter of the Vallombrosan Benedictine Congregation
16 giugno 2025
Heiligenkreuz: When Discernment Is Used to Mask Repression
Some Clarifications Regarding the Apostolic Visitation to Heiligenkreuz
15 giugno 2025
Heiligenkreuz under siege. How frustrated authority punishes what flourishes
The Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life orders an apostolic visit to the Abbey of Heiligenkreuz.
02 maggio 2025
San Giacomo di Veglia. Lepori: “Too Young and Too Beautiful.” The Crusade Against the Nuns
A smear campaign rooted in envy, spiritual manipulation, and institutional silence within the Church hierarchy.
02 maggio 2025
Conscience Betrayed: The Lepori Case and the Unravelling of Cistercian Integrity
The Cistercian Order rejects those who have confused authority and spiritual dominion.