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An Unlikely Nun Finds Her People

Sister Monica Clare, formerly Claudette Monica Powell, entered the Community of St. John Baptist in 2012 and was elected the sister superior in 2019.

Monks of Another Kind

In a world in which “I” (the individual) am the most important thing, George Guiver shows us that there is another way.

Monastic Adventures with Anglicans

Three guests learn from the disciplines and wisdom of St. Benedict.

On Retreat with Rowan Williams

Rowan Williams reflects on early Eastern monastics’ teaching about the principal interior obstacles to spiritual growth.

Hildegard’s Complex Visions

Phoebe Pettingell reviews Cosmos, Liturgy, and the Arts in the Twelfth Century: Hildegard’s Illuminated Scivias.

March 26: Harriet Monsell, Monastic, 1883

She was nobody’s idea of a typical nun.

Universally Accessible and Innately Personal: The Significance of Relationship in St. Benedict’s Humility

By Elizabeth Elin In a world fraught with desperation and insecurity, humility appears to be an antiquated virtue, frequently discarded due to its destructive effect...

Classic Texts in Times of Crisis: Thomas Merton

How can solitude build up love?

Working from Home: A Rule of Life with Amber Noel

During a pandemic, embrace the opportunities of the cloister.

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.

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