The full conversation between Joan Chittister and Liz Cheney can be viewed now.

Freelance writer Trill Dreistadt visited the monastery nearly a year ago as part of her research on a piece she was writing for Pennsylvania Magazine on sanctuary spaces. Although Trill lives in Erie, she wasn't a frequent visitor to the monastery. She assures us that will change now that she has experienced monastic hospitality. Her work, Sanctuary Serenity: Restore, reconnect and refresh at these Pennsylvania retreats, is in the September/October issue of the magazine. Read the article here. Learn more about guest accommodations at the monastery here.

An ABC news crew travelled from Washington, DC, to Erie last weekend to cover the voter fraud accusation story at the Monastery. It was the beginning of Community Weekend which meant many oblates were already gathered in Erie and happened to be at prayer when the story was taped.

Benedictines for Peace sponsored a free, nonpartisan election peacemaking training one week before the November 6 presidential election. Participants were presented with ways to de-escalate and defuse verbal or physical violence that they may encounter in any event or place—including polling sites in the city of Erie.

Pope Francis’ encyclical letter Laudato Sí, On Care for our Common Home, is a call to us to take responsibility to care for all God’s creation. We are to move beyond indifference – to embrace the challenge.

More than 10,000 people have viewed the press release posted by the Benedictine Sisters after they were accused of voter fraud. A canvasser reported that 53 voters were registered at the monastery's address and "no one lives there." The report was posted on X along with a list of the sisters, violating their privacy.

Erie Benedictine Sister Joan Chittister and former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney appeared in conversation at the Erie Convention Center last week.

The Benedictine Sisters of Erie alerted to false and misleading information about their membership posted on X by PA CHASE’s Cliff Maloney