Modern Monks Mount Online Mission
The Alexian Brothers, a Roman Catholic order of monks with origins dating back to the 13th century and the time of the Black Plague, seek to care for "the sick, the aged, the poor and the dying." Ironically, enough, according to the Chicago Tribune, the group's U.S. congregation has dwindled to only 36 members (with a median age of 73). Brother Dan McCormick, director of vocations, told the ...








