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About the program: Joseph Ratzinger was a brilliant theologian, a holy and gentle priest, an effective archbishop, a formidable cardinal prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Now he is the shepherd and chief pastor of more than a billion Catholics. His is a voice of reason and compassion for all people in a world in turmoil.
Spend a week with us exploring Catholic Bavaria which shaped this great man. It is a land of tidy farms, wooded hills, lakes and mountains. It is a land of pilgrim sites and roadside shrines. Visit the Benedictine monastery where Father Ratzinger conducted retreats, pray in the massive Cathedral in Munich where Archbishop Ratzinger preached, visit the Marian shrines he knew and loved. Allow yourself to be shaped by this simple yet rich Catholic culture as Benedict himself was.
Enrollment must be limited to 25 participants.
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Chiemsee, Bavaria, Germany
July 16 to July 23, 2010
We will travel to southern Bavaria on the Austrian border and make our way by ferry to the ancient Benedictine monastery of Frauenwörth on “the Dames’ Isle” on Chiemsee, the Bavarian Sea. The monastery was founded in 740, predating the crowning of Charlemagne by Pope Leo III in 800. In fact, one of Charlemagne’s great granddaughters, Blessed Irmengard, was Abbess of Frauenwörth in the 9th Century.
The men’s monastery on the Men’s Isle is long gone, and the island now boasts one of King Ludwig’s grand castles, patterned after Versailles.
Excursions:
Excursions will include Ludwig’s castle on Herreninsel (the Men’s Isle); Marktl am Inn, the birthplace of Pope Benedict; Altötting, his favorite Marian shrine known as the Lourdes of Bavaria; a cable car ride to an Alpine peak
crowned with a cross overlooking the Bavarian Sea and countryside; and a falcon show at the Hohenaschau Castle. Leaving the region of Chiemsee, we will travel to Freising, the original site of the Archdiocese of Munich with its great cathedral and bishop’s fortress. Father Ratzinger taught at the seminary here. |
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The cost for Room and Board, Excursions and Meals, Tours and Lectures: $1950.
Couples are $1800 a person.
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