Daily Meditation for December 8, 2023
In this season, we sing with glad hearts about peace on Earth and goodwill toward all. But as a human community, we seem farther away than ever from this dream. […]
Entries by Amanda Hackett
Funeral Arrangements for Sister Rita Budig
Sister Rita Budig entered eternal life on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. We rejoice with her in her coming home to God. Funeral Arrangements Monday, December 11 3–4:15 p.m. Prayer Service […]
Rita (Anthony) Budig, OSB
Rita (Anthony) Budig, OSB Saint Benedict’s Monastery St. Joseph, Minn. December 24, 1934 – December 6, 2023 The Eucharist of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, […]
Daily Meditation is December 7, 2023
Dorothy Day is quoted as saying, “If you have two coats, you have stolen one from the poor.” Stolen? Wow! Strong words calling us to look at our actions and […]
Christmas Liturgies
The public is invited to join the monastic community for liturgies throughout the Christmas season. Sunday, December 24 | Christmas Eve 8 p.m. Caroling and Christmas Eucharist in Sacred Heart […]
Daily Meditation for December 6, 2023
“I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and […]
The Inward Work of Democracy
Recently, I listened to an interview that Krista Tippett, MPR’s host to “On Being,” did with Jacob Needleman, author of The American Soul: The Inward Work of Democracy. His ideas […]
Daily Meditation for December 5, 2023
Our world is in constant turmoil; we see environmental disasters and human conflict globally. No paradise in sight! Then one reads the prophet Isaiah, who describes a paradise so alluring […]
Christmas Hours at the Spirituality Center•Studium
The Spirituality Center•Studium will be closed Thursday, December 14, from 2–4 p.m. for community meetings. It will also close at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, December 22, 2023, through Monday, January […]
Daily Meditation for December 4, 2023
Today, many places in the world suffer deeply; many suffer from global warming so that access to adequate food becomes a very real problem. I read an article about a […]
