father of Western monasticism‚ Saint Benedict of Nursia is among the most influential of the early Medieval Christian saints. The founder of the original Benedictine monastery at Monte Cassino‚ Italy‚ Benedict is credited with composing the first true text for monastic rule of the Roman Catholic Church. Written during the decline of the Roman Empire and the nascent era of the Medieval papacy in Rome‚ the Regula Sancti Benedicti (c. 540; Rule of Saint Benedict) outlines the ideals of life in a religious
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Pope Benedict XVI Type of Ministry: Pope Benedict XVI was born with the name Joseph Alois Ratzinger. He was born on the 16th of April 1927 and is the current head of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the 265th pope. He became pope after the death of John Paul II‚ and was elected on April 19‚ 2005. He was born into a religious family‚ he was baptised on the day of his birth‚ and his brother‚ Georg Ratzinger is a priest. According to relatives‚ he had wanted to become
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Mary Midgley starts her article‚ "People and Non-Persons" by discussing the trial of two individuals who‚ in 1977‚ set free two dolphins utilized for experimentation purposes by the University of Hawaii’s Institute of Marine Biology. One of the men on trial‚ Kenneth Le Vasseur‚ explained that he released the dolphins because they were suffering from both mental and physical harm. The defense team attempted to use the “choice of evils defense” which allows an individual to choose to commit a crime
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some similar visions of how to live their lives. For example‚ as described in The Rule of St. Benedict and Beowulf‚ both the former Roman people and the Germanic people believed in some sort of immortality. While their ideas of immortality differed‚ both groups trusted that their lives‚ if lived a certain way‚ could lead them to attain a type of eternity after their deaths. As shown in The Rule of St. Benedict‚ the former Roman people believed that a kind of immortality could be achieved in the form
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with the licentiousness of Rome‚ Saint Benedict escaped to the mountain where he lived in solitude and experienced a life of poverty supported by his own work (Ford). Saint Benedict later became the abbot of a nearby monastery as the fame of his sanctity spread (Ford). Through his experience of the monastic life and in response to the growing secularization of the Church‚ Saint Benedict established the Rules of Benedict (“6th Century”). The Rules of Benedict provided a monastic vision of a practical
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Title: The Mysterious Benedict Society Author: Trenton Lee Stewart Setting: a. Place: 1. Stonetown 2. Nomansan Island 3. Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened b. Time: Alternate universe Characters: 1. Reynard "Reynie" Mudloon- an average-looking‚ eleven-year-old boy with above average smarts and leadership skills. He has a knack for solving even the most complex puzzles. 2. George "Sticky" Washington- a stick-thin‚ eleven-year-old boy with tea colored skin and a bald head
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No one in their right mind will attempt to convince you that Benedict Arnold is not a traitor to the American cause during the Revolutionary War. As one of the most vilified men in American history‚ there is plenty of hatred towards Benedict Arnold. Arnold’s conquests with Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys and then as a Colonel in the Revolutionary Army pushed him to a position where he could’ve become one of the true war heroes from the time. Instead‚ he became fed up with a lack of recognition
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BENEDICT SPINOZA If one were to make a list of iconoclastic and radical thinkers‚ Benedict Spinoza would rank high. His great and enduring work‚ Ethics‚ continues to have renewed impact‚ currently among environmentalists and ecologically minded thinkers. Spinoza wrote numerous philosophical‚ political‚ and religious criticism works. His efforts consistently express a mind set in favor of religious tolerance and in opposition to traditional religious orthodoxy. In his two major works‚ Tractatus
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How Saint Benedict Lives Out His Rules “The Rule of Saint Benedict” is a guideline for the Benedictine monks to follow in order to thrive in their relationship with God. In Saint Gregory’s account of “The Life of Saint Benedict‚” Saint Benedict illustrates the rules he established and demonstrates how these rules help the monks to lead a holy life. Saint Benedict clearly lives out his own rules in a few instances such as‚ not becoming angry‚ practicing the steps of humility‚ and not succumbing
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The Monsters of Christianity At first glance‚ the Epic of Beowulf and The Rule of St. Benedict appear to have little in common. In the tale of Beowulf‚ a hero seeks to fulfill his destiny by slaying multiple beasts and protecting the Danes until his fated death. On the other hand‚ The Rule of St. Benedict discusses how monks should live in a God centered community with one another. Despite their differences‚ both these medieval works are fighting vicious fiends‚ literally and figuratively‚ with
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