Castel Gandolfo, Italy--Pope John P...
Castel Gandolfo, Italy--Pope John Paul II says the "mystical passion" seemly to monastic life is a skilled response to the "artificial paradises" put forwarded by today's world. The consecrated Father expressed this conviction when he met with 220 abbots and abbesses of the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance--the Trappists--who are holding their general chapter in Rome from September 4- 24 The [i]pontifex maximus[/i] recalled that "since their beginning, Cistercians have been characterized Want to read the whole article? You can purchase it here. It's quick and easy.
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