Catholic Benedictine Sister Catherine Cleary says Pentecost calls us to a new beginning, where fear gives way to faith, and timidity to bold proclamation.

Challenges will come in all our lives. We will face difficult times. What’s important is how we respond to them; how we choose to live through them. Benedictine Sister Stefanie MacDonald shares her thoughts.

Enjoy some spring photos from around the Catholic Benedictine Sisters' grounds in Rock Island, IL.

Spring rebirth awakens our senses to heaven, but it is here and now, says Benedictine Sister Mary Schmidt of Rock Island, IL.

The Catholic Benedictine Sisters of Rock Island, IL say living a creative life matters to body, mind and spirit. Here's how they do it ... and suggest you might, too.

Read how friends of the Benedictine Sisters have witnessed the Benedictine version of Christ's love in action.

Learn how to read Sacred Scripture with your heart, following this ancient Benedictine practice.

Dig into the spirituality of gardening with the Benedictine Sisters of St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island, IL.

Catholic Benedictine Sister Ruth Ksycki says the long, cold and cloudy days of early spring bring a chance to dig deeper into the love of God.

Sister Margaret Murphy shares this beautiful Easter poem!

On the anniversary of Dr. King's death, a look back at how the Benedictine Sisters worked for - and continue to work for - ALL God's children.

Sister Mary Core says resurrection moments - personal Emmaus experiences - will burn within our hearts, inviting us to know ... and change.

Benedictine Sister Catherine Cleary says the real transformation of Easter is in your own resurrection.

Catholic Benedictine Sister Mary Jane Wallace says Palm Sunday has a split personality, going from joyous to horrifying without taking a breath. How do you fit in?

Sister Ruth Ksycki says we can review and renew our Lenten resolutions ... and begin again.

Today's Gospel story (John 2:13-25) is called The Cleansing of the Temple. But Benedictine Sister Mary Core often thought it might, more aptly, be called “Jesus' Bad Hair Day.”

Sister Mary Core offers her own template for creating Lenten resolutions. Give it a try!

The Catholic Benedictine Sisters of Rock Island, Illinois share some of their own Lenten practices, in the hope that they may help you choose your own.

Here's your 15-part online mini-retreat for Lent!