The Mirror of Monastic Life

This brief document is the result of informal discussions between members of the AIM International Team, led by Father Jean-Pierre Longeat, its president. The reflections collected here are presented to encourage dialogue within any community, large or small, on all continents and in the most diverse circumstances. It addresses the challenges facing Benedictine monasticism today. What we say may not reflect, at least in part, the situation you are experiencing in your country or region, in your community or congregation. We hope, however, that it will be able to be of service in discerning how God leads us today with the breath of the Spirit, on the path where Christ calls us to follow Him in the manner of Saint Benedict. We offer these reflections with humility, as a springboard to go further.

Content :

Introduction

General remarks on the world and current monastic life

1. Community

2. Leadership

3. Training

4. Vocations

5. Work

6. Economic and financial stability

7. The place of the monastery in the local Church and in society

Conclusion

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