American Benedictine Catholic University
The Benedictine University was founded by Benedictine monks.
We are accredited by the American Council for Higher Education Accreditation and Intergovernmental Organization (ACHEA).
UniBENEDICTINE was born as an educational solution adapted to the new times and in today’s society. Our goal is to bring the university virtually to all those who want to access Higher Education studies with American quality.
The Benedictine Order
The Benedictine Order is named after Saint Benedict, born in the year 480, who is recognized as the father of Western monasticism. In 528 he founded the famous monastery of Montecassino. In the Middle Ages, Benedictine monasteries expanded throughout Europe, preserving ancient knowledge and written works by hand-copying them into their scriptoria before the arrival of the printing press with movable type invented by Johannes Gutenberg.
Benedictine University belongs to the Association of Benedictine Colleges and Universities, an organization that promotes Benedictine traditions of education and hospitality.
The Association of Benedictine Colleges and Universities (ABCU)
• The Catholic intellectual tradition includes:
• A commitment to the continuity between faith and reason.
• A respect for the accumulated wisdom of the past.
• An anti-elitist bent.
• Attention to the community dimension of all human behavior.
• Concern for the integration of goals and objectives.
• A keen awareness of the sacramental principle
The Social Teaching of the Catholic Church
The social teaching of the Catholic Church is a rich treasure of knowledge on how to build a just society and live a life of holiness amid the challenges of modern society. Modern Catholic social teaching has been articulated through a tradition of papal, conciliar, and episcopal documents; The depth and richness of this tradition can be better understood through reading these documents. In our brief reflections here, we highlight several of the themes that are at the heart of the Catholic social tradition.
“The Life and Dignity of the Human Person.” The Catholic Church proclaims that human life is sacred and that the dignity of the human person is the foundation of a moral vision of society. Every person is precious, people are more important than things, and the measure of every institution is whether it threatens or enhances the life and dignity of the human person.
“Call to Family, Community and Participation.” The person is not only sacred but also social. The way we organize society (in economics and politics, in laws and policies) directly affects human dignity and the ability of individuals to grow in community. We believe that people have the right and duty to participate in society, seeking together the common good and well-being of all, especially the poor and vulnerable.
“Rights and responsibilities.” Catholic tradition teaches that human dignity can be protected and a healthy community achieved only if human rights are protected and responsibilities are fulfilled. Therefore, every person has a fundamental right to life and a right to those things necessary for human decency. These rights correspond with duties and responsibilities: with each other, with our families and with society in general.
“Option for the poor and vulnerable.” A basic moral test is how our most vulnerable members fare. In a society marked by deepening divisions between rich and poor, our tradition remembers the story of the Last Judgment (Matthew 25:31-46) and instructs us to put the needs of the poor and vulnerable first.
“The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers.” The economy should serve people, not the other way around. Work is more than a way to make a living; It is a form of continuous participation in God’s creation. The dignity of work must be protected; then the basic rights of workers must be respected: the right to productive work, to decent and fair wages, to organize and join unions, to private property and to economic initiative.
“Solidarity.” We are a human family whatever our national, racial, ethnic, economic and ideological differences. We are our guardian brothers and sisters, whatever they may be. Loving our neighbors has global dimensions in an increasingly smaller world. At the heart of the virtue of solidarity is the pursuit of justice and peace. Pope Paul VI taught that if you want peace, work for justice! The Gospel calls us to be peacemakers. Our love for our sisters and brothers demands that we promote peace in a world surrounded by violence and conflict.
“Take care of God’s creation.” We show our respect for the Creator through our stewardship of creation. Caring for the Earth is not just an Earth Day motto, it is a requirement of our faith. We are called to protect people and the planet, living our faith in relationship with all of God’s creation. This environmental challenge has fundamental moral and ethical dimensions that cannot be ignored.
1. This summary should be a starting point for understanding Catholic social teaching. A complete understanding can only be achieved by reading the papal, conciliar and episcopal documents that make up this rich tradition. Copyright 2005, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved.
The principles of wisdom in the Rule of Saint Benedict
Wisdom has to do with things like understanding and judgment. Wisdom is cultivated in community. The guiding idea of Benedictine monasticism is that by coming together (living, praying, working, and studying together) we can best grow in wisdom.
Wisdom (understanding and judging) is a function of how one lives. We tend to assume the relationship between knowing and living, between what one knows and how one lives. This is unidirectional and that direction goes from knowing to living, from theory to practice.
Wisdom flows from how we live. The Benedictine monastic tradition recognizes that knowledge, understanding and wisdom flow from the way we live. Practices of charity, regular prayer, Lectio Divina, obedience, humility, and hospitality can produce understanding.
Wisdom has to do with the interaction between knowing and living; It is a question of character and virtue, and the Benedictine tradition manifests this in particular ways.
Adapted from William J. Cahoy’s article “Benedictine Wisdom and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition,” June 28, 2006.
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