Hospitality sits at the heart of Benedictine life, woven into the very grammar of monastic existence. From the desert fathers who offered bread and water to…
Lectio divina is a slow, prayerful way of reading Scripture. It is less about finishing a chapter and more about allowing a short passage to meet you where you…
The monks of Mother of the Redeemer Monastery live a prayer-centered life under the Rule of St. Benedict in the Olivetan tradition. Tucked into the bayou…
Mother of the Redeemer Monastery in Plaisance, Louisiana, is an Olivetan Benedictine community shaped by prayer, work, hospitality and fidelity to the Church.…
Across Australia, the rhythm of the day often begins with a flat white and ends with the slow spin of a ceiling fan after sunset. Yet many travellers from…
For centuries, the monastic tradition has drawn men and women into a deeper rhythm of prayer, work, and community life. Among the many ways to share in this…
The Rosary is a simple school of Christian prayer. With a cord of beads, the words of Scripture and the central mysteries of Christ’s life, the faithful enter…
The bells of the Olivetan Benedictine community at Plaisance, Louisiana, follow a rhythm barely changed in fifteen centuries. A monk's day is shaped not by…
The daily conventual Mass is the rhythmic heartbeat of every Benedictine monastery, and at Mother of the Redeemer Monastery in Plaisance, Louisiana, this…
Across many centuries, the rhythm of monastic life has been set by bells, breviaries, and the rising and setting of the sun. The monks who follow Saint…