Spirit & Life,
which began its 100th year of publication in May 2004, began as Tabernacle
& Purgatory, a bi-monthly devotional magazine costing fifty cents a year.
It also advertised the Academy for girls at Clyde, and successfully appealed
for funds to aid monasteries and seminaries in Germany and other countries
suffering in the aftermath of the First World War. As the Congregation
expanded, the magazine also sought help from readers in building new
monasteries. In the 1940's the publication began to reflect shifts in theology,
focusing more on Catholic action, the sacraments and catechesis, and less on
devotions. The name change to Spirit & Life in 1965 reflected a broader
spiritual focus and the views of Vatican II. It continues to center on prayer
and spirituality, at the same time sharing news of the Congregation.
