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  • On Friday July 13, 2007 Sister Laura Swan, a former Prioress of St. Placid Priory, was interviewed about monastic life on KUOW, Puget Sound Public Radio 94.9. To listen to this interview, go to KUOW and click on either the RealAudio file or the MP3 file. You can access Sister Laura's interview quickly by fast-forwarding to minute 13.

  • To read Sister Mary Giles Mailhot's article on tending your soul, see Fire Tending, Soul Tending

  • In 2005, more than 2300 American Benedictine women and men signed a statement of our values as Christians to be advocates for peace and to reaffirm that "violence does not yield peace." The statement was sent to the President of the United States. To read this statement in PDF format, go to Benedictine Peace Statement. Also available for reading in PDF is the cover letter written by the President of the American-Cassinese Congregation of the Order of St. Benedict and sent along with the Peace Statement.


  • St. Placid Oblate Christine Paintner had an article published in 2004 in the American Benedictine Review. You'll find it here.

  • The Priory Knitters and Spinners meet weekly to enjoy each other's company and to spin and knit. Many of the articles they create are sold for the benefit of St. Placid Priory. To see some of the things they make, follow the link above.

  • People of the Psalms: See Sister Monika Ellis's article on being People of the Psalms, People of Conversion.

  • The World in a Single Ray of Light: Take a look at Sister Maureen O'Larey's article about the Benedictine way and how it encourages us to reach out to others around the world.

  • To find out "what's new" at the Priory Store, see our Priory Store page. We have many new books, religious articles and gifts for special occasions.

  • Have you wondered how to discern whether you might have a vocation to Benedictine monastic life? Learn more by reading Sister Monika Ellis's article.

  • On February 1, 2003, an article by Sister Monika Ellis, OSB was published in the Perspective column of The Olympian. Go to The Olympian to read the article about becoming the person you're intended to be.

  • For our 50th Jubilee year, Sister Laura Swan wrote a brief history of the Sisters of St. Placid Priory. Read this four-part history.



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