Sister Dorothy Jean Beyer found her life’s calling across the street from her childhood home. She grew up on Main Street in Mount Angel knowing she wanted to be a Benedictine nun. “When I was 18, all ...

MT. ANGEL, Ore. — The Benedictine monks, known for the Mt. Angel Abbey and Seminary, are expanding into the beer business. They’ve launched Benedictine Brewery, and just below the top of their hill in ...

The Mount Angel Abbey rests on top of a hill offering a panoramic view of the verdant mid-Willamette Valley with its pastures, berry fields and hop yards framed by the not-too-distant Cascade ...

Benedictine Father Jeremy Driscoll, now abbot of the Mount Angel Abbey in St. Benedict, Ore., is pictured at St. Anselm Monastery in Rome June 7, 2012. Driscoll is bringing the quiet of his Oregon ...