The solace of St. John's; Less than 75 miles from the Twin Cities, St. John's Abbey is a world away from the frenzied hassle of daily life. Following tenets laid down nearly 1,500 years ago, the monks lead lives of work and prayer and leave a door open to pilgrims of all sorts.(TRAVEL)

From: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) | Date: October 19, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

Nearly 1,500 years ago near Rome, a Christian ascetic named Benedict founded an order of monks.

He wrote a simple, well-thought-out set of rules about how the monks should live together and conduct themselves in the abbey.

Among the rules is this one: "All guests who present themselves are to be welcomed as Christ, for he himself will say: I was a stranger and you welcomed me."

About 1,500 years later, I presented myself at a Benedictine monastery 75 miles northwest of my home in St. Paul on a cold, gray November Monday. The 95-book called "The Rule of Benedict" is ...

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