Limping Lilacs
Little purple flowers are my thing. They show up like signposts along life’s way signaling all will be fine. It was one of those days when in the middle of […]
Entries by Amanda Hackett
Weekly Meditation for July 18–24, 2022
Our writers are off for the summer! Please enjoy these weekly meditations until we resume our daily meditations in the fall. Blessings!
Paula (Chloe, Paul) Revier, OSB
Sister Paula (Chloe, Paul) Revier, OSB Saint Benedict’s Monastery St. Joseph, Minn. December 16, 1933 – July 14, 2022 The Eucharist of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. […]
Significant Date
July 11, the Feast of Saint Benedict, is the 10th anniversary of my perpetual monastic profession and the 13th anniversary of my first monastic profession. It’s a significant date. Every […]
Weekly Meditation for July 11–17, 2022
Our writers are off for the summer! Please enjoy these weekly meditations until we resume our daily meditations in the fall. Blessings!
Blessing Quilt
To celebrate my perpetual profession in 1989, I invited community members, family and friends to assist me in making a blessing quilt. Everyone responded to my request and made a […]
Weekly Meditation for July 4–10, 2022
Our writers are off for the summer! Please enjoy these weekly meditations until we resume our daily meditations in the fall. Blessings!
“Listen: Does Not Wisdom Call?”
Early in June, a large group of sisters and a small group of oblates were directed in retreat by Mary Stommes, an oblate of Saint Benedict’s Monastery. After a brief […]
Weekly Meditation for June 27–July 3, 2022
Our writers are off for the summer! Please enjoy these weekly meditations until we resume our daily meditations in the fall. Blessings!
God and Tea Parties
Downsizing is difficult. Some things are easy to part with and others are like an amputation. I just can’t part with my tea set. I had two things that were […]
