by S Carol Jean | Mar 9, 2016 | National Catholic Sisters Week, Rule of Benedict, Sister Celebrations, Sisters, Vocation
Greetings, Each day of National Catholic Sisters Week, we will be sharing the story of one of our new members or Jubiliarian Sisters, those celebrating significant anniversaries in religious life! Becoming ‘Sister’ at the celebrating of First Monastic...
by S Carol Jean | Jan 30, 2016 | Year of Consecrated Life
Greetings, Today, we conclude our celebration of this Year of Consecrated Life with one last remembering from our sisters. Sister Margretta shares about the central nature of the Divine Office, Service, and Community Life in her Benedictine Call to Consecrated Life…...
by S Carol Jean | Jan 16, 2016 | Year of Consecrated Life
Year of Consecrated Life ~ Sister Elmera Greetings, As we continue in this Year of Consecrated Life, we will be hearing from our sisters. They’ve been invited to share about our Benedictine life. As one of our elder sisters, Sister Elmera lives in St. Joseph Care...
by S Carol Jean | Jan 14, 2016 | Rule of Benedict, Saint Feasts, Year of Consecrated Life
The Feast of Saints Maur and Placid, a lesson in obedience 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...
by S Carol Jean | Jan 3, 2016 | Prayer, Sister Celebrations, Vocation, Year of Consecrated Life
Greetings, Following first Vespers for the feast of Epiphany, the sisters processed to the main door of the monastery … 20 + C + M + B + 16....