"A Benedictine is a person who sees God everywhere. ... If you see today’s rain and know there will be new flowers out tomorrow, and you will find them, you will know the face of God. You will see the face of God in other people, and you will see it in their art. And I will see the face of God in those experiencing homelessness, in children, in the garden. I’ll see it everywhere. That is the beginning of a truly contemplative life," Joan Chittister says in a new interview with U.S. Catholic. The full interview delves into the Benedictine tradition and the idea that contemplation can be a part of life for everyone, not just monastics. Click here to read the full interview.