Evolution of Gratitude Days
Sharing our mission, embodying our Benedictine values and heritage and carrying out our ministries is made possible through the time, talent and financial resources shared by our many benefactors, volunteers, […]
Entries by Emily Vranesh
Little Buggers
It was officially a date. The invitation came out of nowhere and went something like this. “Honey, guess what? My pick up is ready to be picked up. Can we […]
Bridging the Gap
There is something to be said about intergenerational relationships, sharing thoughts or ideas and having a mutual respect for one another. Often, our elderly population is misunderstood. Their minds and […]
Volunteering for Justice
How do you spend your day off from work? Most people spend the day cleaning, shopping or relaxing. Not Theresa Witte — she spends her day off volunteering. She also […]
Sacred Scholarship in Studium
Studium, a program of Saint Benedict’s Monastery, was founded in 1992 to enable sisters to use their gifts and professional training and to provide a setting where retired sisters might […]
A Visual Theology
Among the 7,000 or so items in the Haehn Museum are the makings of countless exhibits, yet the most famous and inquired about are the needlework pieces. Many are adorned […]
Reach Out or Outreach?
The sisters at Saint Scholastica Convent, our retirement facility in St. Cloud, Minn., have a whole range of community groups that reach out to them: elementary, high school and college […]
Noticing Opens Possibilities
The dreaded time had arrived. The mortician escorted my family to my dad before relatives and friends entered to say “goodbye.” I stood back from the casket. I didn’t want […]
Tidbits From the Past
St. Benedict’s Rule urges the abbot or prioress to seek counsel from the community members — for, as he wrote, “The Lord often reveals to the younger ones the wisest […]
Weavers of Wisdom
“Listen … incline the ear of your heart’ (Rule of Benedict, Prologue 1). With this warmest of invitations, speaking to the desires of Christians in every age, St. Benedict begins […]
