At Mother of the Redeemer Monastery, an Olivetan Benedictine house set among the moss-draped oaks of Plaisance in the Diocese of Lafayette, the monks greet the…
For more than a thousand years, the Catholic Church has set apart certain buildings through sacred rites that consecrate their stones, walls, and altars to the…
The phrase "Olivetan Benedictine" carries layers of history within its two words. It points to monks who live by the sixth-century Rule of Saint Benedict while…
At Mother of the Redeemer Monastery in Plaisance, Louisiana, work and prayer are held together as two expressions of a single vocation. The monks’ daily rhythm…
Prayer with a monastery does not require you to live behind a cloister wall or travel across the world. From an ordinary home in Australia, you can join the…
Saint Benedict’s teaching on humility is a practical school of freedom. In the Rule of Saint Benedict, humility is not self-contempt or a performance of…
At Mother of the Redeemer Monastery in Plaisance, Louisiana, the abbot serves within a community whose centre is prayer. His responsibility reaches beyond…
At Mother of the Redeemer Monastery in Plaisance, Louisiana, the chanting of the Psalms belongs to the steady rhythm of Benedictine life. The monks gather for…
Each year, the Church observes the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows on 15 September, placing Mary’s faithful presence beside the suffering and death of Christ. At…
Across the Australian continent, where vast distances separate neighbour from neighbour, the notion of staying put feels countercultural. In a nation where…