“Even before retired Pope Benedict XVI set up a pontifical council for new evangelization and convoked a world Synod of Bishops on the theme, a new group of Benedictine monks was using Latin and liturgy to reach out to those whose faith was weak or nonexistent.
“Now they've added beer to the blend, and people are flocking to the monastery in Norcia, the birthplace of St. Benedict, about 70 miles northeast of Rome in the Umbrian countryside.
“But for the 18 members of St. Benedict’s monastery, life is still about prayer.”
A recent Catholic News Service report profiled the Monastery of San Benedetto in Norcia (located in the Umbria region of central Italy) and and the role its brewer plays in its striving to proclaim the Gospel message.
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CNS: Beauty and beer: Monks’ outreach is part of new evangelization (21 AUG 13)
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