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Articles

The Art of Living: Communion
By Reid Bissen, Obl.S.B.
Part VI of IX of a series of reflections on The Art of Living by Dietrich von Hildebrand.

Cherish the Gift of Life
By Fr. Matthew Habiger, O.S.B.
First written in 2012, this article about in vitro fertilization has been revised with a few key updates. It remains timely and relevant to today’s discussions about expanding access to IVF and how the countless lives created.

Urbi et Orbi
The Holy Father’s Easter Message from 2024
By Pope Francis
Delivered on Sunday, March 31st,2024 from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, His Holiness Pope Francis’s Easter blessing and address linked the saving power of Christ’s resurrection with a call for transformation of the world’s conflicts.

Pilgrimage
By Fr. Jeremy Heppler, O.S.B.
The second of a two-part series from Fr. Jeremy Heppler, O.S.B. about his pilgrimage through the territories and abbeys where St. Benedict and St. Scholastica lived and served.

Holding Your Question Within Me
By Fr. Daniel McCarthy, O.S.B.
A monastic perspective on the value of intentional dialogue, from a Kansas monk in Rome.

Love is the First Step
St. Theodora Guerin once said: “Love the children first, and then teach them.” The monks’ planned partnership with First Steps Childhood Learning Center will put her words into practice.

The Miracle of St. Scholastica
How did a miraculous storm deepen the spiritual bond of St. Benedict and his twin sister? As we celebrate the memorial of St. Scholastica on February 10th, get to know these Saintly siblings in this narrative adapted from The Dialogues of St. Gregory the Great.


Conversations that Matter: The Dialogues of St. Gregory the Great
By Derya Rix
How we share with others our experience of the faith can help bring both sharer and receiver to holiness. Learn how Pope St. Gregory the Great shared his faith and his admiration for the saints.

Oh! That You Would Rend the Heavens and Come Down!
Though he was sinless, Christ sought out John’s baptism of repentance. There’s a lesson for us about God’s love of mankind in that act of humility.