
Feature Stories


Benedictine Values & Music
There’s no shortage of music that connects to these Benedictine…

Joyful Teaching
Sister Janine Braun developed a passion for education early on…

Resisting Retirement
“Pass on the baton” refers not only to a new conductor or…

Benedictine Life: A Model for Synodality
In October 2021, Pope Francis invited the entire Church to participate…

Friends’ Corner: An Overview of Arleen McCarty Hynes, OSB
In addition to being a writer in my day job, I also write biographies…

The Gift of Literacy
Blessed to be an educator for 44 years, one considers from time…

Sewing Through Lent
I couldn’t give it away. When I sat down at my sewing machine…

Lessons in Life and Music
Sister Dolores Super became my organ teacher in January 2020,…

Tidbits From the Past: Early Efforts in Social Justice
Benedictines traditionally have no specific ministry to which…

A Chance Encounter of Two Oblates on the Isle of Iona
We met off the western coast of Scotland, on the small Isle of…

Closing One Set of Books and Taking Charge of Another
The term “final” is taking on new meaning this year for Sister…