News Blog
Current News and Events from Saint Benedict Center for Friends and Benefactors across the country.
Br. Louis Marie, Novice
On the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, Matthew Bacon was accepted as a Novice of the Brothers MICM. During an evening Mass, Matthew approached the altar to receive the habit of a Brother Novice and a...
Winter 2021 Newsletter
Stay updated on news from our active Monastery! Check out the Winter 2021 Newsletter from Saint Benedict Center available now online! The School Expansion Project has made great progress in the...
Standing for Life
The 2021 March for Life in Washington D.C. may have been “physically” cancelled but many mini-marches took place all over the country instead! Saint Benedict Center organized its own in nearby...
Expansion: To the Top!
With the New Year has come a lot of progress on the IHM School Expansion Project! On January 8th the crane arrived and the first section of roof trusses started going up! What an exciting day! It is...
Bold Catholic Scarves!
It's still wintry cold here in Still River… so it's the perfect time to announce a few new products in our monastery shop that will help keep you warm! The Sisters have designed two high quality...
Merry Christmas
With this slide show and Music of Innocents, we wish you a Blessed and Merry Christmas. You and your intentions are being remembered in a special way at three Christmas Masses at Saint Benedict...
Sisters’ Wish List
'Tis the season to make a wish list… and that is just what the Sisters have done! A giant THANK YOU to the generous donors who filled our wishlist! We are so excited to get the new items to put them...
Giving Tuesday 2020
Sister Magdalene Marie, Sister Maria Faustina, and Sister Mary Jacinta are excited to give you an update of what has taken place on the school construction since the Sisters' initial video, one year...
New! Grace-ful Scarves!
Introducing new limited edition scarves designed by the Sisters! These two beautiful additions to any wardrobe are real conversation starters, introducing inquirers to the Faith. One showcases the...
Expansion: Contractor Interview
Even in these troubling times, when many Catholic schools are closing their doors, Immaculate Heart of Mary School—here in Still River, MA—is expanding. It is a sign that Our Blessed Mother loves...
November 2020 Newsletter
The Brothers MICM have just finished printing and mailing out the November 2020 version of "From the Center Newsletter!" If you haven't (signed up for our mailing list) received it and enjoyed it...
2021 Calendar of Saints!
The 2021 Traditional Calendar of Saints is hitting the press here at Saint Benedict Center! This year the calendar features beautiful artistic renditions based on inspiring statues from around the...
Expansion Project Picks Up Pace!
The Brothers have been making up for lost time on the IHM School Expansion Project throughout September and October! The skeletal structure of the first floor is now visible and the goal is to have...
Remember the Holy Souls
“If it were but known how great is the power of the good souls in Purgatory with the Heart of God, and if we knew all the graces we can obtain through their intercession, they would not be so much...
IHM Bazaar 2020 ~ Success!
Thanks to the pie-makers, the yardsale pricers, the food booth chefs and all those who helped in so many ways, the IHM Bazaar was a success once again this year! The annual fall event took place on...
Christel Lim, Postulant
On the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, September 8, 2020, our little shrine of Maria Bambina in IHM Chapel was adorned with flowers! It was a beautiful day for her Birthday… and...
New! Saint Sharbel Issue!
The latest issue of "From the Housetops" magazine, featuring the life of Saint Sharbel Makhlouf, was published, printed and shipped from Mancipia Press recently. The "Hermit of Lebanon" spent most...
Matthew Bacon, Postulant
The beautiful feast of the Assumption of Our Lady, August 15th, was celebrated here at Saint Benedict Center with a Missa Cantata and the reception of Matthew Bacon as a postulant to the Brothers,...
August 2020 Newsletter
The latest issue of "From the Center - Newsletter for Friends and Benefactors of Saint Benedict Center Across the Country" is being printed right now in our print shop! Be one of the first to read...
Morning Star Camp-in-a-Box!
“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single… star!” … that is, the Morning Star! COVID-19 closed the camp but did not stop the spirit! The Sisters (and campers, too) were...
Slowly but Surely
This coming fall we will celebrate one year since the ground breaking of our IHM School expansion project. From that very day we have been praying… and fundraising in hope to complete the new...
Gift Shop Update
Our monastery gift shop has been very busy these past couple of months! Although the physical shop has been slow due to Covid restrictions, we have still been receiving and filling online orders...
The Perfect Father’s Day Gift!
Give your father the Perfect Gift this Father's Day by including him and his intentions in the Holy Mass to be said here at the monastery at 10 a.m. on June 21, 2020! Fill out the form below, choose...
Profession of Vows
On Pentecost Sunday, May 31, 2020, we witnessed the Professions of two of our Brothers, Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Brother Gerard (24), formerly known as Nicholas Fretwell, made his...
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