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How to Accept - even Embrace - Change

Sr. Susan Hutchens is elected President of the Federation of St. Benedict.

Jackie Walsh is received into the Novitiate.

Letting Peace Be Your Quest and Aim:

Keys to Improving Relations at Work, Home

Monastic Profession: Our Promise to Try

Be Still and Know that I Am God: Quieting down so you can hear

Acedia: How to overcome spiritual fatigue

The Timeless Heart and Soul of the Psalms

Living in the Moment: Recipe for Harmony in 2009

Monastic History Class

Sr. Estelle Ternus, OSB, died Sunday, May 10, 2009.

Sr. Veronica Shunick, OSB, died Saturday, April 25, 2009.

Walking through a Field of Grief

Holding All Things Sacred:
A Conversation between a Buddhist and a Benedictine

Sister Martha Herzog 1914-2008: Obit, Story, Funeral Reflection

Jackie Walsh Begins Her Postulancy

Jackie Answers Questions about her Postulancy

Journeying Toward God: Stefanie MacDonald Begins Her Canonical Novice Year

Sr. Barbara Vaughn's Obituary

Mother Teresa: The Doubts of a Saint

Benedictines reflect on the role of faith in doubt

The (Bumpy) Road to Sainthood

Why should we canonize a doubter?

Mysticism: Why it Matters

What are mystics ... and why do we need them?

Benedictines Wield Hammers for Habitat

Sisters help with East Moline home

The Lord's Prayer: A Loving Conversation

Sisters reflect on the Our Father.

The Meaning of the Mass

What can it offer us today?

Sr. Marilyn Ring Takes Students to Protest Rally

Augustana students travel to Fort Benning.

When Illness or Loss Interrupts our Prayers

Ways to cope spiritually

Anointing of the Sick

It's not just for terminal illness.

Meaning of Benedictine Medal

If you ever wondered what the letters mean, click here.

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