Daily Meditation for November 20, 2025
November is a month dedicated in a very special way to remembering. In a fast-moving culture like our own, taking time to slow down and remember may seem like a […]
Communications Coordinator for Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict
November is a month dedicated in a very special way to remembering. In a fast-moving culture like our own, taking time to slow down and remember may seem like a […]
The Art and Heritage Place will have extended hours during St. Joseph’s Joetown WinterWalk Festival. Stop in to tour the Haehn Museum, shop at Whitby Gift Shop, enjoy holiday goodies and listen to beautiful music. […]
At the funeral of a beautiful, generous woman, one of her friends said in tribute, “When she arrived at the gates of Heaven, God said to her, ‘Annie, you used […]
Sister Annella Mayerhofer entered eternal life on November 14, 2025. We rejoice with her coming home to God. Well done, good and faithful servant! Funeral Arrangements Monday, November 24 3–4:15 […]
Annella Mayerhofer, OSB Saint Benedict’s Monastery St. Joseph, Minn February 27, 1929 – November 14, 2025 The Eucharist of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November […]
I must catch myself — lest I fall. Falling for anything may seem impossible but tis possible, you know. How do I know? I fall. I fall into the trap […]
Autumn has faded, the colors are nearly gone, and we begin to anticipate the drabness of winter. But winter is more than darkened skies, piles of dirty snow, and what […]
Benedictine Brother David Steindl-Rast has written many books on the spiritual life and lectured extensively throughout the world. His book, Gratefulness, the Heart of Prayer, is especially appropriate during this […]
Margaret (Gregory) Michaud, OSB Saint Benedict’s Monastery St. Joseph, Minn. August 6, 1935 – November 8, 2025 The Eucharist of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, […]
Isn’t it funny sometimes how God can take us completely by surprise, in both delightful and frightening ways? Sometimes we get an unexpected blessing when we need a lift. At […]
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