TRACKING MONASTIC RENEWAL THROUGH ONE MONASTIC CONGREGATION.

The article discusses the 20th-century monastic renewal movement within the Catholic Church, with a particular focus on the Swiss-American Congregation of monks' implementation of monastic renewal during the 1960s. Details on the congregation's administrative mechanism, known as the General Chapter, are presented. Topics discussed include the second Vatican Council, Benedictine spirituality, and the nature and tenure of the abbatial office.