“The Littlest Bread” Ready For Print!

More than three years in the making, Br. Gabriel Maria’s new Catholic story book, The Littlest Bread: A Small Host’s Journey Into Light is now ready to go to print. Hostie needs your help! Will you please donate now so he can finally make this project a reality? Thank you and God bless! You can keep up […]

Real Men Wait Retreat

Inviting all High School Boys from the ages of 14-18 to a weekend filled with spiritual and insightful teachings on what it means to be a Man of God in today’s world. Real Men Wait takes place September 20-22, 2019 @ The Holy Spirit Retreat Center with The Brothers of St. John in Laredo, TX. […]

Theological Landscape of Middle Earth

By Brother Francis of the Child Jesus My new book on theology in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy has been published! The book is titled Theological Landscape of Middle Earth: On Theology in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Fantasy and it has just been published by Newman House Press. Fantasy may be a nice entertainment. But not only: fantasy can […]

“Be Still”

We are excited to share with you that Sr Teresa Immaculate just released an album entitled “Be Still.” All proceeds will go towards the Sisters’ building project in Princeville, which is why the album cost is a bit higher than a typical CD- $15. The album has 7 tracks, 3 of which are personal compositions. […]

“The Joy of the Truth”

By Br. John Timothy  I experienced the joy of the truth in a major way the year after I graduated from college. As a student I studied physical anthropology, which is basically rooted in Darwin’s theory of evolution and aims at discovering and understanding the origins, at least the material origins, of human beings. I […]

OFFICIAL STATEMENT: Points of Clarification Regarding Abuse

→ DOWNLOAD OFFICIAL STATEMENT HERE ←      Letter of 7th February, 2019 In light of the articles that appeared in the media following Pope Francis’s press conference during his return flight from the United Arab Emirates, we would like to clarify some of the points made. The press room director explained that the holy Father […]

Chronological Facts Concerning the Contemplative Sisters of Saint John (2009-2014)

→ DOWNLOAD THE FULL DOCUMENT HERE ← June 6, 2009: Cardinal Philippe Barbarin (the ordinary of the Contemplative Sisters of Saint John), in conformity with the Congregation for Consecrated Life,] asks Sister Alix Parmentier, the Prior General of the Contemplative Sisters of Saint John, to resign. He names Sister Johanna as Prior General for six […]

Greetings from World Youth Day

Hello from Panama City ! We have had a great pilgrimage to the isttmus country. There are pilgrims from Taiwan, Holland, France, the USA and Mexico. We have run into brothers accompanying groups in their diocese from Montréal and from Austria as well. With our groups, we are brothers Johannes-Pio, Arnaud-Charbel, Jean (from Tainan, Taiwan), Michael […]

Discover the Brother’s Retreat

  On October 12-14, 2018 the Brothers of Saint John will have the first ever “Discover the Brothers” retreat. This is a weekend where young guys between 18 and 35 can come to the priory in Princeville and see for themselves what life is like inside the monastery. Come from Friday through Sunday in Princeville, Illinois, […]