St. Benedict’s Guide to Surviving the Lockdown Four tips for a better life during coronatide By Matt Luby I spent the whole year of 2017 discerning the Catholic priesthood. I lived in communities of formation. I shadowed missionaries. Something was alw... Read More...
TLC’s Podcast Interviews Former ABC Rowan Williams In a special edition of The Living Church Podcast, former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams discusses his latest book, The Way of St. Benedict. He describes how he drew on decades of fascination with Bene... Read More...
Prayer and the Early Medieval Monk Renie Choy’s recent book is an invaluable resource to anyone wondering how early medieval monks spent their time or understood their mission in the world.
St. Basil’s Wisdom on Community St. Basil shows us why life in community is of greater advantage than life in solitary retirement.
A short, 2,000-page breviary By the 1940s St. John’s Abbey became a showpiece and a center for robust and engaging liturgical celebration.
On obedience: We need an abbot Obedience is a choice to take responsibility for our life. An abbot keeps us accountable.
In the footsteps of the historical Benedict Monasticism was born, not out of the moral or governmental failures of a late Roman state, but (ironically) out of Christian political success.
In praise of staying put: Benedictine stability in today’s world The Benedictines have shown me another pattern of faithfulness: the pattern of committing to a place and a community and refusing to run away.
