News Blog
Current News and Events from Saint Benedict Center for Friends and Benefactors across the country.
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...
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...
Honoring Mary Our Mother
This May, ten of our Sisters were honored to perform a tribute to Mary at Saint Boniface Church, here in the Worcester Diocese. We are happy to be able to provide the video here for your inspiration...
April 2020 Newsletter
The latest "From the Center" Newsletter has been printed and mailed from Mancipia Press! Despite the strange time we are living in, good things are still happening here at the monastery! In this...
IHM Expansion Progress
Slowly but surely, progress is being made on our IHM School Expansion project! Check out the latest video made by the Brothers MICM to enjoy some quick highlights of the project! Help speed along...
Christ is Risen!
Christus resurrexit! Resurrexit vere! Alleluia! "O Death, where is your sting? O Hell, where is your victory? Christ is risen, and you are overthrown. Christ is risen, and the demons are fallen....
Your Prayer Intentions
Dear Friends, The holiest week of the year has come. Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday are meant to prepare us to receive the joy and graces that God wants to give us on...
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