by Sr. Carol Jean | Feb 9, 2020 | Benedictine, Saint Feasts
Greetings and Happy Feast Day! Tonight, our community will begin to honor the life of St. Scholastica. According to our tradition, Saint Scholastica was the sister (and some would say twin) to Saint Benedict of Nursia. However, all we know about her was shared in one...
by Sr. Carol Jean | Jan 14, 2020 | Benedictine, Rule of Benedict, Saint Feasts
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 the monk Maur who runs over the water to save young Placid....
by Sr. Carol Jean | Jul 16, 2019 | Benedictine, Marian Feasts
Greetings, Each year we pause to tell the same two stories. It is an opportunity to share the Catholic heritage from our Swiss-Benedictine roots that traveled with us from the Alps to the Plains. The earliest American Benedictine communities were mostly founded...
by Sr. Carol Jean | Jul 11, 2019 | Benedictine, Saint Feasts
Greetings and Happy Feast! Today, we gather as community to offer praise in the Liturgy of the Hours for the gift of Benedict’s life, to celebrate with festive meals, and to share Benedict’s joyful hospitality with those who serve with us at the monastery....
by Sr. Carol Jean | Jun 28, 2019 | Benedictine, Prayer
Greetings, Today, we celebrate the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the patronal feast of our monastery. We began the celebration last evening with Statio (solemn procession into Chapel) and first Vespers of the Liturgy of the Hours for the Feast. The celebration continues...
