The Path of Life

ONE BENEDICTINE MONK'S VIEW FROM SAINT MEINRAD ARCHABBEY

Friday, November 4, 2011

Youth is like spring,

an over-praised season

more remarkable

for biting winds

than genial breezes.

Autumn is the mellower season,

and what we lose in flowers

we more than gain in fruits.

Samuel Butler

Br. Francis de Sales Wagner, O.S.B. at 11:58 AM

Br. Francis de Sales Wagner, O.S.B.: is a Catholic Benedictine monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey in southwest Indiana. Besides writing, he also serves as a spiritual director. Previously, he served as secretary to the Archabbot (2015-2025) and as a writer/editor for Abbey Press (2006-2014). He is the author/editor of several books and articles in the realms of spirituality and pastoral care. He holds a master's degree in pastoral theology and a graduate certificate in spiritual direction, both from Saint Meinrad. Prior to becoming a monk, he obtained a bachelor's degree in journalism from Bowling Green State University (1988) and worked as a reporter and editor for Ohio newspapers in Galion, Springfield, and Toledo (1989-2006).

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