In a Benedictine monastery, practical administration is part of the community’s spiritual rhythm. Food must be purchased, buildings maintained, accounts…
Bread carries a quiet authority in Christian monastic life. It is made from ordinary ingredients, shaped by human hands and transformed through patience, heat…
At Mother of the Redeemer Monastery in Plaisance, Louisiana, the Feast of Saint Benedict is understood through the rhythm that shapes every day: prayer, work,…
Gratitude has long been recognised as a quiet force that steadies the soul and shapes a community. In the Rule of St Benedict, written in the sixth century,…
In Sydney's harried CBD and along Melbourne's tram-lined corridors, the average Australian works roughly 1,800 hours a year, often juggling long commutes with…
At Mother of the Redeemer Monastery in Plaisance, Louisiana, the outdoor Stations of the Cross offer a simple way to pray with the Passion of Christ in the…
In the rhythm of monastic life at the monastery's online home, every day begins and ends with the Divine Office. The monks gather in their choir stalls several…
Each year, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary draws the monks of Mother of the Redeemer Monastery into a deeper celebration of Mary’s…
In the Rule of St Benedict, the cross is not an ornament but the very shape of a life reordered toward God. Across centuries and hemispheres, Benedictine monks…
When the thurible swings and the grey-blue haze drifts through a church, something shifts in the air long before a single word is sung. The sense of smell,…