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32 participants enjoyed a spiritually enriching and enjoyable afternoon retreat at Glinodo.

NASS award presented to the Benedictine Sisters of Erie for speaking out against false accusations of voter fraud.

Read about Sister Joan Chittister's downloadable e-book guide for this Lenten season.

Erie Benedictine Sisters and friends joined this year's Benedictine Peacemakers cohort for a movie night at the monastery.

Nonviolence is not passivity; it is disciplined, courageous action rooted in justice and hope.

"If one member suffers, all suffer together..." 1 Corinthians 12:26

In true Benedictine fashion, the sisters who meet regularly to exercise in the Garden Room—Sisters Therese, Michelle, Phyllis, Norma Jean, Mary Ellen C, and Jean—decided to offer their gratitude to Darcy Wells, the fitness trainer who recorded the exercise video they follow. The sisters wrote to her at the YMCA of Greater St. Petersburg, FL, on whose YouTube page the video is posted.

The Alliance for International Monasticism, US Secretariat, located in Erie, offers their newest newsletter. Download it now.