Biography of st peter damian church in brooklyn ny

By ACI Prensa.

Randy Engel examines the life and role of St. Leo IX in implementing many of the clerical moral reforms inspired by the holy monk and their implications for.

In times when the truth offends and Christian principles and values seem diluted or relativized, it is worth remembering the great doctor of the Church St. Peter Damian, whom the Church remembers every Feb. Peter Damian — initially lived as a Benedictine monk but, sensitive to the needs of his time, accepted to be ordained bishop and then a cardinal.

He made a very important contribution to the ecclesial renewal of the 11th century, which had its high point in the Gregorian reform. Peter Damian was a man of deep prayer and recollection. Precisely because of this, he knew how to distinguish what is essential to attain the perfection of charity. The reformist impulse that characterized him throughout his life sprang from an authentic interior life and from assiduous contact with God and with his own inner self.

This saint was well aware that in order to follow Christ it is necessary to form and strengthen the soul, particularly the mind. Thus your mind, well satiated, will be able to forget exterior sufferings and will progress in the possession of the goods it contemplates within itself. The saint was born in in Ravenna, Italy. He lost his parents while very young and was left in the care of one of his brothers who did not treat him well.

However, to his good fortune, another of his brothers, archpriest of Ravenna, took pity on him and took charge of his education. As Peter grew up, he showed an increasing inclination to prayer, meditation, and fasting while at the same time being generous with those whom God loved the most — the poor. The saint shared his food with those who were hungry, whom he used to welcome into his home.

Enthused by the reform of St. Romuald — , he became a monk in the monastery of Fonte Avellana.