Entries by Amanda Hackett

Fascinating Stories From Oral Histories

In this day of genealogy searches, especially through Ancestry.com, families of deceased sisters sometimes visit the Archives of Saint Benedict’s Monastery to fill in details of their beloved relatives’/sisters’ lives. […]

Linda (Valeria) Kulzer, OSB

Linda (Valeria) Kulzer, OSB Saint Benedict’s Monastery St. Joseph, Minn. August 19, 1929 – May 21, 2022 The Eucharist of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, […]

Little Girl Rise

Talitha koum, He calls. “Little girl rise” (Mark 5:41). Enter in healing. Enter in the call to stand. Enter in wounded no more. Enter in, Jesus. Enter in the call […]

Anniversary Reflections

On July 11 this year, it will be 13 years since I made first monastic profession and 10 years since I made perpetual profession. At the end of August, it […]

Eucharist Minister

I became a Eucharist minister as a student at the College of Saint Benedict. I would be minister for both the student and monastic Sunday liturgies. When I entered the […]

Forgiving Pride

“You could never afford those!” The woman’s words stung. I’d never owned a pair of prescription sunglasses before. It was definitely going to be a splurge, but the doctor had […]

Who’s “Putin” You Down?

The war in Ukraine is on everyone’s mind. By the time this article comes out, it will have taken on more twists and turns of deep concern. But the question […]

Signs, Signs

Signs, signs. Which way should I go? On the way of St. James, I normally followed the yellow shell on blue.  But here my attention was drawn to the brown […]