by Sr. Carol Jean | Jun 7, 2018 | Benedictine, Catholic
Greetings, Tonight, we begin our celebration of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the patronal feast of our monastery. We will begin this evening with Statio (solemn procession into Chapel) and first Vespers of the Liturgy of the Hours for the Feast. The celebration...
by Sr. Carol Jean | May 29, 2018 | Benedictine, Sisters
Greetings, Please pray for us as we prepare for our Monastic Chapter this weekend. It is wonderfully appropriate that our June Monastic Chapter should coincide with Corpus Christi, the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ; as our sisters discern the needs of our...
by Sr. Carol Jean | Jan 15, 2018 | Benedictine, Catholic
Greetings, On January 15th Benedictines celebrate two saints mentioned in Book Two of the Dialogues telling about the Life of Saint Benedict. In chapter seven, Saint Gregory the Great tells the story of Maur walking, well running, upon the water to save young Placid....
by Sr. Carol Jean | Jan 3, 2018 | Benedictine, Catholic, Peace
Greetings, On New Year’s Eve, we joined with Pope Francis’ call for prayer on this 51st World Day of Prayer for Peace. If you weren’t able to join our vigil here at the monastery, we invite you to share in our prayer in heart and soul wherever you may be....
by Sr. Carol Jean | Dec 22, 2017 | Catholic, Christmas
Greetings, We invite you to join us all throughout the Christmas Season to offer praise and thanks for Christ’s incarnation and to look forward to His promised return! Blessings to you, Return to “One Heart and One Soul”