Slightly more than 50 years ago, in August of 1967, I saw this view of Saint Meinrad Archabbey in southern Indiana for the first time. My experiences on this “holy hill” changed my life forever. The people I met there—monks, lay faculty, fellow students and co-workers in the development office—became mentors and lifelong friends. 

My newest book, The Benedictine Way, describes simply (but I hope substantially) what I have learned from men and women who have dedicated their whole lives to seeking God in a monastic community. Their way of life is not glamorous. It is rarely attention-getting. It strives for patience, humility and wisdom—not immediately, but over the course of an entire lifetime. 

If you have visited Saint Meinrad in the past, I urge to to return. If you’ve never been there, by all means go. You’ll be pleased you did.