Kintsugi
“I wish I weren’t so shy. I don’t know what to say in conversations.” “Why did I speak so harshly to my sister? I sounded like a know-it-all. She pulled […]
Entries by Amanda Hackett
Plowing the Field
On the first evening of my retreat in September, I watched as a farmer was plowing the field in front of the hermitage where I was staying for the week. […]
Benedict’s Wisdom
Due to really difficult issues for me this past year, besides the COVID pandemic, I asked for a two-week vacation time with my family in September. I have never in […]
Weekly Meditation for September 26–October 2, 2022
Daily meditations will resume Monday, October 3. Please enjoy these weekly meditations until then. Blessings!
Not All is Lost
St. Anthony strengthens my belief in God. St. Anthony answers every request I’ve ever pleaded. God is not so quick to answer. Anthony’s answers, each one of them, has made […]
An Offering of Stability
Making my way into the kitchen brought silence. It’s easy to enjoy the stillness within the confines of stability, predictability—an offering it is. Too quiet, I thought as it wasn’t […]
Weekly Meditation for September 19–25, 2022
Daily meditations will resume Monday, October 3. Please enjoy these weekly meditations until then. Blessings!
Sandra (Marie) Fleischhacker, OSB
Sister Sandra (Marie) Fleischhacker, OSB Saint Benedict’s Monastery St. Joseph, Minn. December 28, 1923 – September 12, 2022 The Eucharist of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on […]
At Home
“Where we love is home—home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.” (Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.) Earlier this year, I paid a visit to England, where I was […]
Weekly Meditation for September 12–18, 2022
Daily meditations will resume Monday, October 3. Please enjoy these weekly meditations until then. Blessings!
