ROME - The Latin-liturgy chanting, beer-brewing Benedictine monks of Norcia, Italy, the birthplace of St. Benedict, are living and praying in temporary structures after an earthquake in August damaged their buildings and a big quake in late October razed their basilica, except for the facade.
FERDINAND, Ind. - The aroma of fresh-baked spice cookies fills the monastery bakery in Ferdinand.
ILLERET, Kenya - Benedictine Father Florian's fingers guided a key into the ignition of an old, beat up, Russian off-road vehicle. With a smile on his face, eyes squinting against the sun, he turned the St. Christopher keyring and took off with a pile of smiling children.
WASHINGTON - Sister Lisa Maurer is a Benedictine nun who lives at the St. Scholastica Monastery, which shares a campus with the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota. She works at the Benedictine Health Center next to the monastery, serving senior members of the community. She prays, studies and ministers at local parishes.
LACEY - Benedictine Brother Boniface (Victor) Lazzari, associate professor of Spanish at St. Martin’s University, was honored with an Oct. 25 gathering to mark 50 years of monastic service.
