Monte Cassino

the Battle of Monte Cassino? During the battle of Cassino, the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Forces became actively involved when they were brought in to take over for the troops who had been stationed there since the 15th January, 1944. About 104,000 men and women served within the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Forces. The 2NZEF (2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Forces) along with other allies (american 5th army, indian 4th division, british 8th army etc.) who were stationed in cassino at different

The attack on Monte Cassino was a bloody affair and one that was dubbed the Stalingrad of the Italian front. The battle saw a plethora of high explosives exchanged between the Allied and Axis forces of World War Two. Polish forces had one unlikely war hero on their side, a Syrian brown bear named Wojtek, which translates in Slavik to, "he who loves war". He was essential in moving ammunition for the Polish 22nd Artillery Supply Company during the Battle of Monte Cassino, which allowed them to

Monasticism or monarchism is literally the act of "dwelling alone". The Rule of St Benedict played an important role in Europe during the middle ages, monks were able to preserve many classical works from both the Romans and the Greeks while acting as copiers that produced books, they were the most pious of the church and acted as a model for the average person to strive for. It dignified manual labor, the rule acted as a written constitution and rule of law for most monasteries, policies could be

The Purpose and Practice of Monastic Vocation The monastic vocation can be called a "mystery" and in two senses of the word. Primarily - divine mystery is a reality proceeding from God, at once hidden and revealed, expressing in its essence something of the grace, wisdom, peace and fruitfulness of God. Monastic consecration - a mystery akin to the sacramental mysteries of the Church, in which an inner change is affected through an outward ritual or symbol and

for three years when he was approached by a group of monks that wanted him to become their spiritual leader. He established twelve monasteries in the area south of Rome. He is credited for the spread of monasticism in the western Church. In Monte Cassino, he developed a rule for the monks regarding moderation. He called the monks to take a vow of chastity. People within the community in the monastery were self-sufficient. The Benedictine Rule stated that the monks had to take everything they

Battle of Monte Cassino The Battle of Monte Cassino was one of the most important battles of World War 2. Monte Cassino was effectively blocking the Allies route north to Rome and had to be taken despite the many difficulties of doing so with many numerous mountains surrounding Cassino. The Allies reached the western end of the German Gustav Line in Italy in mid-Jan 1943. The main German positions generally ran along the valleys created by the Rapido River, Liri River and the Garigliano River

Expectations from your parents, your peers, and others influence the person you are and the person you become. In this short story “The Palace Thief”, expectations play a very important role. In Ethan Canin’s short story, he develops 2 protagonists, Sedgewick and Hundert. Hundert is a history teacher at St Benedict's and Sedgewick is one of his students. Hunderts expectations influence Sedgewick in many ways as well as Sedgewick's father, the senator. Expectations as a child define who you will become

St. Thomas More was born on February 7th, 1478 in London. Thomas had a father and mother whose names were John More and Agnes Graunger. John was a lawyer and judge who had many connections and money to support his son. Thomas’s mother was the first wife of John More who was very unlucky when it came to marriage. Each of his 4 wives died leaving John with no true love. With all of these wives, John had Thomas, his two other brothers, and three sisters. Sadly, 3 of Thomas's siblings died at a very

The greatest honor we can give to those who have preceded us is to remember their beliefs and values and apply them to our way of living. Making the Benedictine Values a part of our educational, professional, and personal lives is the highest distinction we can pay to the founding father of those values, St. Benedict of Nursia. In this essay, I will reflect on my education of the Benedictine Values, describing what I have learned, the message I am supposed to receive through learning about these

The movie, “The Name of the Rose” is about apprentice Adso of Melk and his mentor, Franciscan friar William of Baskerville. These two men traveled to a Benedictine abbey to discuss the poverty of Christ. While at the abbey, there was a series of mysterious murders that continued to take place one after another. The abbey requested that William and Adso help to solve the mystery of why these murders were taking place. Through many trials and setbacks, William discovered that a secretive book was being