32 monasteries closing in Spain 🇪🇸..
Cardinal Braz de Aviv:
“We need contemplative life as we need food and water to live. Contemplative life, however, cannot be an island parallel to the life of the Church, but its treasure well integrated into its body.”
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/as-monasteries-close-cardinal-says-contemplative-life-will-not-disappear-92068
Cardinal Braz de Aviv:
“We need contemplative life as we need food and water to live. Contemplative life, however, cannot be an island parallel to the life of the Church, but its treasure well integrated into its body.”
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/as-monasteries-close-cardinal-says-contemplative-life-will-not-disappear-92068