Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has been referred to as the “Monk of Bavaria.” Yes, he was from Bavaria — a southern German state — and a proud Bavarian. Benedict XVI’s love for monasticism and monastics ...

Patrick Henry offers a nuanced interpretation of how monasticism can offer a compelling critique of—and an alternative to—contemporary culture. In contrast to Rod Dreher’s doctrinaire assertion of the ...

When Judith Valente, a Benedictine oblate, leads contemplative retreats both online and in monasteries around the country, she has been noticing that laypeople — whether Catholic or ...

People are often surprised to learn that I am a Benedictine monastic because I do not wear a traditional habit. The assumption is understandable, as monastic life has long been associated with ...

In Washington last week, Archbishop Patrick A. O’Boyle of Washington solemnly carried out one of the rarer ceremonies of the Roman Catholic Church: the formal blessing of a new abbot. He gave his ...

Residents and staff of Villa St. Benedict are holding a fundraiser for a Benedictine Sisters monastery in Lviv, Ukraine. The independent living, assisted and memory care senior living community in ...

Photo credit to Michael Scanlan H '97. Photos were taken observing prevailing Covid-19 protocols. Friday convocations at St. Benedict’s Preparatory School in Newark, N.J., often resemble an old-school ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Benedictine Sisters of Erie have a temporary leader with a different title than usual for the monastic community. Erie ...

While for many students at the University of St. Thomas (UST) in St. Paul, Minnesota, a recent warm September Saturday meant a break from classes, college seminarian Sean Czaplewski and 35 other ...

The monastic alternative, at least in the West, has become so deeply unfashionable that most people no longer consider the possibility, but there is, at least to me, something deeply appealing about ...