In keeping with our Corporate Commitment to work for sustainability and justice for all, especially women and children, and in being faithful to the Gospel of peace and justice we uphold and the Rule of Benedict that urges us to welcome all as Christ did, the Benedictine Sisters of Erie remain opposed to a border wall.

We object to the announcement of a national emergency that allows the transfer and irresponsible use of public funds to construct it. A border wall is unethical; it hurts people and damages...

St. Valentine was a Roman Christian who, according to tradition, was martyred during the persecution of Christians in the third century. Prior to his death, Valentine was imprisoned but he continued to witness to Christianity.

One day, a prison guard, a good man who had adopted a blind girl, asked if Valentine’s God could help his daughter. Valentine prayed and the girl was given her sight. The guard and his entire family saw this and believed and all were baptized. Upon hearing this, the Emperor, who was furious that Valentine continued to inspire converts, even in prison,...

The words of the poet Mary Oliver have affected and inspired many of us. To honor the life of this beloved poet, who died in January, we will gather to share and reflect on the impact she has made in our own lives on Thursday, March 7. Come to the Women's Writing Studio at St. Mary's A Space to Create(310 East 19th Street, Erie) prepared to share a verse or stanza of her work that is meaningful to you as well as a personal response to your selection.

You might respond to your Oliver poem with a piece of art you've created, a movement or gesture to...

This weekend we celebrate the feast of Scholastica on February 10. She is the twin sister of Benedict of Nursia who is the founder of monastic communities and the one to whom the Rule of Benedict is attributed.

From the little known of Scholastica it is clear that she was a strong woman who was deeply devoted to her religious life. She is celebrated by Benedictine women’s religious communities around the world as a woman who could “do more because she loved more” (Gregory the Great). She was a witness to the turth that love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things,...

Along with two teachers, over twenty middle school students from St. Gregory’s in North East recently boarded public busses and rode to downtown Erie to experience how the needs of the marginalized are being met by social service groups.

When they arrived at Emmaus, they unloaded jars of peanut butter and jelly from their backpacks. They then took a tour of the soup kitchen and food pantry, asking all sorts of questions along the way. “What meal do you make most often?” they asked. And: “How do you get the desserts?”

“Other than fish, which we have every Friday,” answered...