This day offers time and space for quiet prayer, reflection, reading, resting and meeting with a spiritual companion if desired. Group prayer begins and ends the day. Midday Prayer and noon meal at the monastery are optional. Date: Thursday, October 30, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Facilitators: Spirituality Center Team Limit: 10 participants Fee: Free will offering accepted. […]
Seemingly ordinary women and men are often brave and creative, persevering through great hardships. They are heroes, but their lives are often hidden, even in their families, and overshadowed by the culture’s definition of heroism. Researching and telling their stories can be a gift to all of us. Whether you are already deep into such […]
Parents/allies/friends and LGBTQI+ persons gather to pray, share stories and support each other. Confidentiality is maintained. Free will offering accepted. Participants will need access to a computer with camera, smart phone, tablet or any device with Zoom capability. Date: Thursday, November 13, 7–9 p.m. Facilitators: Myrna Ohmann and Eunice Antony, OSB
Prayer and Popcorn is open to any college-aged woman who is interested in experiencing our prayer and getting to know us. Evening Prayer takes place at 7 p.m. and is followed by popcorn in the monastery dining room. Any college-aged woman is welcome—it is not exclusive to the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's […]
We will explore tools to help us practice “theological emotional intelligence” during these tumultuous times. By doing this, we will grow in understanding the Benedictine practice of inner stability as the realization that “where I am right now is where God is for me.” Date: Saturday, November 15, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Facilitators: Becky […]
This weekend will be a time of reflection “to seek peace and pursue it” (Rule of Benedict, Prologue 17). Through music and writing, Scripture and the days’ headlines, silence and conversations, we will enter more deeply into the peace promised by God. We will reflect on the question: “What role do we have in making […]
Gather to share common prayer of lectio divina (prayerful reading) using the Gospels of the Sundays of Advent. You may meet with a spiritual sister companion for 30 minutes each session if desired. Participants will need access to a computer with camera, smart phone, tablet, or any device with Zoom capability. Dates: Wednesdays, December 3, […]
Gather to share common prayer of lectio divina (prayerful reading) using the Gospels of the Sundays of Advent, followed by a shared meal and fellowship. You may meet with a spiritual sister companion for 30 minutes each session if desired. Dates: Thursdays, December 4, 11, 18 Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Facilitators: Mary Catherine […]
This is an all-silent retreat with multiple periods of Centering Prayer and one teaching session each day. An optional group reflection time is provided. Dates: Friday, December 5, 7 p.m., through Sunday, December 7, 1 p.m. Facilitator: Hélène Mercier, OSB Limit: 10 participants Fee: $250 (includes meals and overnight accommodations)
Spend the day meditating on how Mary can be a model for our lives. Using two videos of Thomas Keating with some discussion, along with times for quiet prayer, we hope to come away with a beginning sense of preparation for Christmas with Mary as our guide. Date: Monday, December 8, 9 a.m. to 3:30 […]
