BOOK PICK: Do we know why an Orthodox cross looks a bit different, or what the St. Peter, St. Benedict and St. Brigid crosses are? Clockwise from upper right: anointing of the sick crucifix ...

If you’ve seen the back of a St. Benedict medal, you may have noticed a series of letters. The first set is arranged in and around the shape of the cross: C S P B C S S M L N D S M D.

A depiction of St. Benedict of Nursia by Fra Angelico. (Credit: Public domain/via Wikimedia Commons.) Listen With the recent celebration of the feast day of Saint Benedict, the famous cave of ...

This coming week, Christian believers will celebrate the feast day of Saint Benedict of Norcia. The early sixth century saint still shines as one of Western culture’s brightest lights.