{"id":24998,"date":"2009-10-15T14:10:26","date_gmt":"2009-10-15T18:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/2009\/10\/wine-making-friars-inspecting\/"},"modified":"2009-10-15T14:10:26","modified_gmt":"2009-10-15T18:10:26","slug":"wine-making-friars-inspecting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/2009\/10\/wine-making-friars-inspecting\/","title":{"rendered":"Friars of the Renewal keep tradition of wine making"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n\"Brs<\/a><\/p>\n

Where else would a seminarian and a priest be doing on a rainy, Thursday afternoon in
\nthe middle of prep work for midterm exams & papers? If you guessed wine
\nmaking then you answered correctly. Taking a break from an afternoon of
\nmeetings, paper writing and exam prep, Father Philip (from Burma) and I took a
\nride over to Saint Leopold Friary to see what the good Franciscan Friars of the
\nRenewal<\/a> are doing with their wine making project. Brother Giuseppe Maria is
\nspear-heading a Franciscan making effort for two years. This second try seems
\nto be off and running well.<\/p>\n

Sacred Scripture supports wine drinking (and wine making, of course). Can one ever think of true Christianity without wine? If you <\/p>\n

\"Fr<\/a><\/p>\n

don’t believe me look at 1 Timothy 5:23 which says: “No longer drink only
\nwater, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent
\nailments.” If you want more holy Scripture, try on Revelation 6:5-6 for size:
\nWhen he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!”
\nAnd I looked, and behold, a black horse! And its rider had a pair of scales in
\nhis hand. And I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living
\ncreatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley
\nfor a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine!”<\/p>\n

Looking into the spiritual
\ntradition you can see monks and friars making wine and beer for medicinal
\npurposes. Let’s just look a the Benedictine tradition for a second. In chapter
\n40 of his Rule for Monasteries<\/i>, Saint Benedict doesn’t think wine should be
\nserved to monks but he concedes that it may be served to the <\/p>\n

\"Br<\/a><\/p>\n

sick and those who
\ncan’t be persuaded otherwise. Saint Benedict writes: “However, with due regard
\nfor the infirmities of the sick, we believe that a half a bottle of wine a day
\nis sufficient for each. And then he says: “We read it that monks should not
\ndrink wine at all, but since the monks of our day cannot be convinced of this, let
\nus at least agree to drink moderately and not to the point of excess, for
\n“wine makes even the wise fall away” (Eccles. 19:2). OK, so tradition
\nis a beautiful thing and so let’s enjoy a little bit of life. Just for the
\nrecord, Mount Angel Abbey has a Festival of Arts and Wine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"PAZ,<\/a><\/p>\n

So it is no wonder Brother Giuseppe and his Franciscan brothers are making
\nwine. This IS serious work!<\/p>\n

Here are some photos of step two in making homemade wine.<\/p>\n

Our Lady of
\nCana, pray for us.<\/p>\n

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