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Discerninghearts.com, in cooperation with the missionary benedictance of Christ the King Priory presents

The Holy Rule of St. Benedict,

a spiritual path for today's world with Father Mauritius Vildi.

Father Mauritius did his philosophical, theological, and doctoral studies in Rome.

Father Mauritius also serves as the prior of

Saint-on-Selmos in Rome. The Holy Rule of St. Benedict, a spiritual path for today's world with Father

Mauritius Vildi. I'm your host, Chris McGregor. Father Mauritius, thank you once again for

joining us.

You're very welcome. I'm glad to be here.

It's wonderful to talk about the Holy Rule and how it impacts our lives if we sit and really

ponder the teachings. And in this particular episode, we're going to take a look at a very

important one,

in place of idleness work. It will be interesting to see how that can be a spiritual help to us.

Yes. This word idleness is taken from the rule, actually, it's a quotation of the rule.

St. Benedict says in Chapter 48 of His Holy Rule,

idleness is the enemy of the soul.

But work can also be harmful sometimes.

So maybe before we talk about a good way of working and how St. Benedict

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