The state of Kansas awarded St. Benedict's Abbey a nearly $5 million grant to help fund the monastery's proposal to partner with a local childhood learning center and increase much-needed child care facilities for the surrounding community.
Saint Arnulf of Metz is credited with saying, “From man’s sweat and God’s love, beer came into the world.” The famous wordsmith G.K. Chesterton said, “In Catholicism, the pint, the pipe, and the Cross can all fit together.” In the idyllic hills
The head of the Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem has described as "heartbreaking" an incident of being spat at by Jewish extremists in the Old City, describing the suspects as "hooligans of religion."
According to police, two Jewish Israelis were detained Feb. 3, the
Benedictine Abbot Douglas Mullin was blessed as the 11th abbot of St. John's Abbey in Collegeville by Bishop Patrick M. Neary of St. Cloud during a special Mass in the Abbey Church Jan. 28.
Bishop Neary conferred the blessing, recognizing the relationship between
A group of Benedictine nuns from Argentina will move into the Mater Ecclesiae monastery in January. The monastery in the Vatican Gardens was where retired Pope Benedict XVI resided until his death.
When students of the Greensburg, Pennsylvania, chapter of Catholic Schoolhouse don costumes for an event at St. Emma Monastery at the end of October, it’s not the typical Halloween party with superhero and fairytale outfits. “It’s wonderful for people to have a
In an interview with writer Colleen Pressprich, Benedictine Father Robert Nixon, a performer, musician and teacher before entering religious life at 33, shares his love of being a Benedictine monk. One does not necessarily give up the things he is passionate about
The word “Pax,” which means peace, is over the main entrance to St. Emma Monastery in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. “People tell us that as soon as they pull into the parking lot, they feel their concerns melting away from their hearts and they
Brother Cyril Drnjevic and Brother Ambrose Stewart were each drawn to mountain climbing before finding the monastery. When they entered Mount Angel Abbey, perched high on a butte in the heart of the Willamette Valley, both possessed a desire to "seek things
As we continue to celebrate graduation season, Msgr. Owen Campion looks at the legacy of the Benedictine order, which, centuries ago, modernized the way children were educated: "Before the Benedictines, schooling, as it now is known, was rare. It was one-to-one. A