Entries by Amanda Hackett

Leaving a Life Behind

In my blog last month, I started reflecting on my 13-year journey as a sister at Saint Benedict’s Monastery. I ended by suggesting that today’s blog might be about why […]

The Open Door

On the wing. – Rule of Benedict Chapter 66 On the last day of my pilgrimage, September 25, 2021, I should reach Einsiedeln, located in the heart of Central Switzerland […]

Living Benedictine

Lay people who embrace the way of Benedict long for a greater connection with Benedictine monasteries as a way of sharing and prayer connection. BEING BENEDICTINE was an answer to […]

Fascinating Stories From Oral Histories

In this day of genealogy searches, especially through Ancestry.com, families of deceased sisters sometimes visit the Archives of Saint Benedict’s Monastery to fill in details of their beloved relatives’/sisters’ lives. […]