Colleen (Joanne) Haggerty, OSB
Colleen (Joanne) Haggerty, OSB Saint Benedict’s Monastery St. Joseph, Minn. May 29, 1932 – January 11, 2024 The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, […]
Entries by Amanda Hackett
Daily Meditation for January 12, 2024
It seems that wishing each other Happy New Year is very appropriate and proper as we move into 2024. It could be assumed that one means it for the day […]
Daily Meditation for January 11, 2024
They arrived from Guatemala in May. Juan’s wife and four children had finally joined him. He had arrived two years earlier, had a job, and had rented a tiny apartment […]
Daily Meditation for January 10, 2024
The offering of first fruits to God is a key religious concept found throughout the Bible. The Israelites brought their first harvest yield to the temple priests, and God blessed […]
Stained-Glass Windows
Seven-year old Buddy and his elderly cousin, Miss Sook Salk, came to the end of the day of gathering supplies to make fruitcakes for Christmas. Giddy with excitement and tired […]
Daily Meditation for January 9, 2024
All we really need to know about celebrating the Christmas holiday season is that we owe Someone a big thank you because everything we need comes to us from outside […]
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Daily Meditation for January 8, 2024
Early in John’s Gospel, we find Jesus being trailed by two men who ask him: “Where do you dwell?” The inquiry is more than just about a residence. They wonder […]
Daily Meditation for January 5, 2024
Among the “Tools of Good Works” St. Benedict lists in his Rule is this stern command: “Never nurse a grudge.” That brilliant phrase says that we must be sick or […]
Daily Meditation for January 4, 2024
The beginning of a new year is traditionally seen as a time for a new start on life—the time to commit oneself to eating healthy, getting organized, and bringing about […]
