Daily Meditation for January 1, 2025
Tinsel is returning as a Christmas tree decoration. Yay for glitter and shine! After Christmas, evergreen trees give testimony to the celebrations as they take charge of driveway entrances and […]
Entries by Alyssa Tasto
Growing in Wisdom
What joy: an afternoon with sisters to discuss being wise! I had been invited by Mary Stommes, oblate director and oblate of Saint Benedict’s Monastery, to speak at one of […]
Benedictine Values & Music
There’s no shortage of music that connects to these Benedictine values,” says Dr. Adam Kluck, who taught as visiting assistant professor of music at the College of Saint Benedict and […]
Joyful Teaching
Sister Janine Braun developed a passion for education early on in life. One of six children, she was raised by faith-filled Catholic parents on a small dairy farm near Spring […]
Resisting Retirement
“Pass on the baton” refers not only to a new conductor or parade majorette—it’s a term often used to indicate a major passage of life. Facing retirement, a person may […]
Benedictine Life: A Model for Synodality
In October 2021, Pope Francis invited the entire Church to participate in a Synod on Synodality. Drawing from the New Testament and the life of the early Church, the Second […]
Friends’ Corner: An Overview of Arleen McCarty Hynes, OSB
In addition to being a writer in my day job, I also write biographies of Roman Catholic sisters for Wikipedia, and I help sisters publish their own books and articles. […]
The Gift of Literacy
Blessed to be an educator for 44 years, one considers from time to time the impact on those lives touched. My work with children, from birth to high school, encompassed […]
Sewing Through Lent
I couldn’t give it away. When I sat down at my sewing machine to make sure it still worked, it felt so good, so right. I couldn’t part with my […]
Lessons in Life and Music
Sister Dolores Super became my organ teacher in January 2020, and my life was forever changed. I moved to Minnesota in fall 2019 to study at Saint John’s School of […]
