“Any spiritual renewal worthy of its name is one that pierces the human heart, and that is something that an algorithm can’t do.”
Lenten retreat
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Practical decisions in Church governance can be measured against the Church’s “principal mission: that of giving glory to God,” Bishop Varden said.
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Bishop Varden of Trondheim, a Trappist monk, shared wisdom from contemplative life during the retreat, drawing from the writings of St. Bernard of Clairvaux.
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“The extent of the peace we embody — that exemplary peace ‘which the world cannot give’ — bears witness to the constant presence of Jesus within us.”
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VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV has chosen Norwegian Trappist Bishop Erik Varden to preach the first papal Lenten retreat of his pontificate with the Roman Curia later this …
