Sr. Maria Elena Romero compares the work of contemplative life in this historic Synod of Bishops to that of the soldiers who guard for attacks in the rear of a mass of soldiers during battle. "There ...

Pope Francis has issued a new wide-ranging set of guidelines for how the tens of thousands of Catholic women religious living in contemplative communities around the world should regulate their ...

Today, there are nine sisters and one American postulant in the order, all looking to St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and St. Benedict for spiritual guidance. The Little Sisters, Disciples of the Lamb, ...

THE vocations crisis which is devastating Ireland's convents can be halted and even reversed, a conference of contemplative nuns was told at the weekend. Fr Richard Reid, a Scottish Redemptorist, told ...

Contemplative orders focus completely on prayer for themselves, the community and the world. These people will have communication with the outside world so that the order survives. However, any work ...