Life Lessons Learned Through a Game of Cards
At the age of 94, my mom still loves a good game of cards. As a child, I remember her monthly Bridge games with neighbors or a church group; she […]
Communications Coordinator for Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict
At the age of 94, my mom still loves a good game of cards. As a child, I remember her monthly Bridge games with neighbors or a church group; she […]
As a Benedictine Live-In Experience volunteer, I serve in many departments and have had a lot of wonderful experiences with different sisters and staff at Saint Benedict’s Monastery. It’s meaningful […]
Oblate Sunday on November 20 featured oblate Clarey McInerny speaking about Dorothy Day. Her enthusiastic and animated presentation not only covered the life of Dorothy Day, but also her activism […]
εὐχαριστία eucharistia berakah בְּרָכָה Thank you! eucharistia and berakah are feminine nouns. The first is Greek and the second is Hebrew from which the Greek was translated. Those words are […]
As a Benedictine Live-In Experience volunteer, I have many departments I serve in, including at Saint Scholastica Convent, the sisters’ retirement center, just down the road in St. Cloud. One […]
The fall leaves glisten—reflective upon the lake this crisp morning. Being tucked away in the stillness awaiting that which is to come—the momentary pause breathes life. “Behold, I make all […]
I am a Benedictine Live-In Experience volunteer. What a mouthful. Usually the title gets shortened to “live-in volunteer,” although “Jack of All Trades” or “all over the place” also fit. […]
Recently, the monastery has had some cases of COVID. We’re all vaccinated and boosted, no one has so far been seriously ill, and it’s not as if a lot of […]
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