...another way to carry out our mission to preach the good news," said Sister Corinne Sanders, the congregation's formation director. Nationally, the number of sisters has dropped 57 percent from 179,954 in 1965 to 78,094 in 2001, according...

...teacher, priest, monastic formation director and Benedictine values instructor...Stewart serves as the abbey's formation director, succeeding Klassen after...spring. Klassen succeeded as formation director and making these tough decisions...