What others are saying about us
May 2023
- Channel3000.com: Crack the code on secret Madison spots and scenic destinations by Celia Hiorns and Andrea Behling
October 2022
- Dane County Executive’s Office: Dane County Recognizes More Than 70 Local Organizations as 2022 Climate Champions for Efforts to Address Climate Change Locally by Ariana Vruwink
January 2022
- Only In Your State: There’s A Monastery Hidden In Wisconsin And You’ll Want To Visit by Ben Jones
October 2021
- Waunakee Tribune: Meditation trail coming to Holy Wisdom by Roberta Baumann
March 2021
- Our Lives: Land as Sanctuary by Stacy Harbaugh
December 2020
- Wisconsin State Journal: Know your Madisonian: Greg Armstrong by Riley Vetterkind
October 2020
July 2020
- WI Council of Churches Rooting in Tradition: Navigating COVID-19 with Benedictine Spirituality
June 2020
- PBS Wisconsin: Benedictine sisters describes staying at home in a monastery by Andy Moore
March 2020
- Inhabitat: Eco-friendly spiritual living at Holy Wisdom Monastery by Teresa Bergen
November 2019
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Waunakee Tribune: Holy Wisdom Monastery looks to the future by Roberta Baumann
July 2018
- Waunakee Tribune: Faith, ecology intersect in Holy Wisdom Monastery program by Peter Lindblad
June 2018
- Waunakee Tribune: Robert Kauper: This chef uses foods grown at Holy Wisdom Monastery by Dee Wasylik
January 2018
- Middleton Times Tribune: Heaven and Earth: The story behind the open hearts and open minds at Holy Wisdom Monastery by Matt Geiger
November 2017
- Wisconsin State Journal: Putting it back: Holy Wisdom Monastery restoring rare landscape with horse-powered help by Logan Wroge
- Waunakee Tribune: Restoration project aims to restore oak savanna by Roberta Baumann
August 2017
- Washington Post: For travelers, monastery stays offer peace and quiet, regardless of faith by Kate Silver
- Washington Post Travel Section (print version) Hostels of the Holy, by Kate Silver
May 2017
- Wisconsin State Journal: On View | ‘Contemplative Landscapes’ by Robyn Norton
October 2015
- Wisconsin Public Radio: Benedictine Sisters Weave Faith with Environmental Care by Seth Jovaag
April 2015
- Channel3000.com: Crew gets permission to hold controlled burn amidst burning ban by Dannika Lewis; Video on Channel3000.com
- The Waunakee Tribune: Greg Armstrong: He helps people appreciate nature by Kari LaScala
March 2015
- Wisconsin State Journal: Holy Wisdom has a deep connection to the earth by Samara Kalk Derby
October 2014
- Wisconsin State Journal: A major donor, anonymous for years, emerges from the shadows by Doug Erickson
- The Cap Times: Holy Wisdom Monastery is now MGE’s largest solar customer
March 2014
- Nature’s Pathways: The practice of mindfulness meditation by Jane Ayer
February 2014
- Nature’s Pathways: The prairie has much to teach us by Ann Moyer
January 2014
- Spectrum Magazine (in Madison Magazine): Answering the Call: A commitment to inclusivity and a respect for the earth help define Sister Mary David Walgenbach and Holy Wisdom Monastery by Devin Ross
- Waunakee Tribune: Holy Wisdom nears prairie capital campaign goal by Roberta Baumann
- Nature’s Pathways: What to do on a personal retreat—taking time out for yourself by Jill Carlson
October 2013
- Waunakee Tribune: Monastery purchase preserves key parcel by Roberta Baumann
September 2013
- Madison Magazine: The Wright Fit by Nancy Christy & Neil Heinen
July 2013
- Wisconsin State Journal: Dane County plans to buy restored prairie near Middleton for $929K by Doug Erickson
May 2013
- Designer Magazine: LEED with Vision (pp. 16-21) by Carolyn Heinze
January 2013
- Wisconsin State Journal: In the Spirit: ‘Rock star’ nun providing a big draw in Madison by Doug Erickson
October 2012
- Wisconsin State Journal, 77 Square Online: Meet the Chef: Barbara Wright by Samara Kalk Derby
September 2012
- Waunakee Tribune: Finding Joy in Cooking by Roberta Baumann
July 2012
- Wisconsin State Journal: Businesses that Volunteer: Lands’ End employees pull invasive weeds to help lakes by Jill Carlson
May 2012
- Busted Halo: Benedictine Life in the 21st Century by Elizabeth A. Elliott
- Wisconsin State Journal Around Town Middleton Verona Insert: Working on the land, living in community
February 2012
- Wisconsin State Journal: Holy Wisdom Monastery provides church services for disaffected local Catholics by Doug Erickson
- Wisconsin State Journal: ‘A bible in one hand The New York Times in the other’ by Doug Erickson
- Madison Magazine: The Sound of Silence by Rosemary Zurlo-Cuva
December 2011
- The New York Times: In Pennsylvania, a Quick Shot of Peace, on a Budget by Susan Gregory Thomas
Holy Wisdom Monastery is listed as a place for retreats on a budget
August 2011
- The New York Times: If I Were President by Jesse Kornbluth
Read about what Sister Mary David Walgenbach would do if she were president
May 2011
- High Performing Buildings (includes information on energy usage statistics at Holy Wisdom Monastery)
April 2011
- Sojourners: “Sister Act” by Betsy Shirley
- Text of article is available on our blog
- PDF version with color photos is reprinted with permission from Sojourners, www.sojo.net
- Top Ten Greenest Buildings Globally by CleanTechies.com
September 2010
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: WI is Home to Greenest Building in Nation
- Technologies in Worship: LEED by Example
July 2010
- Lake Views, newsletter of the Yahara Lakes Association: “Care for the Land” Includes The Yahara Lakes
- Solaripedia: Holy Wisdom Monastery Goes Ultra-Green
June 2010
- Bloomberg Businessweek: A Religious Experience in Sustainability
- AARP: Green on the Prairie
May 2010
- Huffington Post/AOL Small Business: Design Firm Sets Out to Build America’s Greenest Monastery
- New Hampshire Sentinel Source: Green Monastery is Heavenly for Benedictine Sisters
April 2010
- Building Online: Monastery Becomes Highest-Rated LEED Building in U.S.
- Wisconsin Public Radio: Here on Earth interview with Sisters Mary David and Lynne
- Listen to podcast
- Visit Here on Earth website
- Wisconsin State Journal: Holy Wisdom Monastery in Middleton gets top LEED rating
March 2010
- Fast Company: The Greenest Building in the US is a Monastery
- Hoffman LLC: Holy Wisdom Monastery
- Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice: Holy Wisdom Building Wins Highest Energy/Environmental Rating
February 2010
- Insight Magazine: Prayer on the Prairie
- MG&E: Green Business Profile
November 2009
February 2003
- National Catholic Reporter: First Ecumenical Community for Women
- National Catholic Reporter: A Way to Nourish a Contemplative Seed in a Protestant Heart
Have you seen others covering Holy Wisdom Monastery on sites that aren’t listed here? Please forward on to Carolyn McGinley at info@benedictinewomen.org or call her at 608-836-1631, x119.

Waunakee Tribune
(Photo courtesy of the Waunakee Tribune)
Greg Armstrong: He helps people appreciate nature

Wisconsin State Journal
(Photo by H&H Solar)
Holy Wisdom has a deep connection to the earth