st. benedict’s abbey
Articles

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.

The Mystical Body of Christ: The Church Reveals Christ Incarnate
Members of the Church are also members of the Body of Christ. Read on to learn how this sacred mystery is manifested in scripture and dogmatic teachings.

The Art of Living: Goodness
Part V of IX in a series about Dietrich von Hildebrand’s work on moral virtue, The Art of Living.

Younger than Sin: The Holy Innoncence of Mary
St. Maximilian Kolbe was deeply devoted to Mary under her title of Immaculate Conception. Read on to see how the sinlessness of Mary inspired his mission as a priest and his sacrifice as a martyr.