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found an impressive number of people on Thursday evening the way to the Phoenix Hall in Mainz-Mombach. The hall was packed to the rafters, filled all the chairs. According to the organizers, about 1,900 audience had come to the words of the Benedictine Father Anselm to listen to Green, the "Values make life worthwhile" on the invitation of the Sparkasse Mainz on "" gave a presentation. The rather sparse rooms of the Phoenix Hall received many red dots of color through the banner of the Sparkasse Mainz, from any perspective you could really miss it!
against 20 clock some listeners were already impatient and began demanding ever to clap. But they were then, first with the new image of the film Sparkasse Mainz reward, which was projected from two projectors onto screens above the stage. Also has a commercial halt its value and place in such an event.
then said the board member Hans-Günter man introductory words and presented the 1945-born Father by means of some stages of his life before. And mentioned that Father Anselm green on the following day, 14 January 2011 its 66th Birthday celebrating. In the transition to the lecture by Father Anselm, he said, today there should not even go to the material values, since intangible Values would be important.
Anselm Green then spoke about 50 minutes to the spellbound audience at many levels and could give food for thought. To this end, he quoted next to the order's founder Benedict of Nursia repeatedly psychologists and philosophers. He first dealt with the term "value". "Values are sources of strength. We need values as sources from which we live -. As powerful sources of health, "" The respect of values, which is human dignity and the respect of values, that is the contempt of men. "
were then approached by him values such as justice, fortitude, prudence and dimensional accuracy and explained. Justice means the people and their individual abilities to do justice. " Who assesses his own value is incorrect / knows, can other people do not really appreciate. Also to our own values to be defended, and not in the era of globalization of arbitrariness are revealed. Trust in the good in others and always keep the hope had more points in his speech. And as for education: we should be careful to find us a good picture to us and flatter us to train.
living rituals in life open and close doors. Through it creates a protected space and sacred time, which is healing. So it is helpful to a to adopt the ritual of work, but "many close that door does not take their work home." Then swipe ... "
there to the various aspects of Father Anselm had been rich anecdotes from his many seminars on religious institutions, companies and banks.
Following the speech by Anselm green and the thanks of Executive Board member, pointed nose Kölzer then the ending at the invitation of the savings bank wine and pretzels. And who could stand in the foyer on books buy books by Anselm green and have it signed by him personally.
All in all a great experience and a great success for organizing the bank, which had initially expected with about 350 participants in the originally designated Frankfurter Hof.
Organized by the Sparkasse Mainz, a full Phoenix Hall, a Benedictine monk speaks highly attractive to 1900 people. And what happened at the same time in the cathedral in Mainz? I begin to think about why such an event can not take place at the invitation of the Diocese of Mainz in Mainz Cathedral. Was not there recently installed in the cathedral, a new media system?
Before I forget: Anselm Grün held last year on 22 September 2010 a lecture on "free my heart from fear" in the Christ Church in Mainz .
There are definitely some critical voices that speak to some Benedictine monks as a media star. For example, this one .
Or this one to Anselm Green as " return Father."
With the theme "Values make life valuable " the much-sought-after author and lecturer, Father Anselm has long been in-filled rooms on the road. Here is the link to a report on the September 2010 lecture held in Wirges and here a report on 10 January 2011 i n Esslingen lecture given .
What, not so came to the language: "Vix pervenit" is the title of a Encyclical of Pope Benedict XIV on the first November 1745 was published in Rome. What value does this encyclical today for a Catholic Christian?
The encyclical deals with the question of whether a Christian is permitted to take on a loan interest (usura). The answer is no radical - not only for usury, the excessive interest rate. (From Wikipedia).
Quote: " I. The sin that usura (interest, usury) is called and the loan agreement their real seat and origins is based, is that someone demanded back from the loan even more to receive than the other he has and any for this purpose because of the loan Profit on ordinary sum due out as claimed. Because the loan contract by its very nature requires only the return of the sum that was borrowed. Any profit that exceeds the sum borrowed, is therefore illegal and usurious. .
More here and here
may not need the Catholic church but the help of Mnemosyne to get back to remember their own values as it said Father Anselm green. "Values are sources of strength . The consideration of values, which is human dignity, and respect of values, that is the contempt of men. "
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There is still a video to Father Anselm:
And here's the link to the report on the speech in Mainz in the "Allgemeine Zeitung" from Saturday, 15/01/2011
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