Follow us on FacebookThe first Take Back the Site Vigil of 2015 was held for the last homicide victim of 2014. Jaree Robert Warren died on December 6, 2014 as a result...
moreSeeking workers in a multitude of people,
God calls out and says again:
“Is there anyone here who yearns for life and desires to see good days?” (Ps.34:13)
If you hear this and your answer is “I do,”
God directs these words to you…
— Rule of Benedict: Prologue
If you desire to
— deepen your relationship with God, with others and with yourself
— ground your spirituality in values based on simplicity, respect, hospitality, and reverence for all life
— enter into a distinct relationship with others and want to be sustained by others on a similar spiritual path
Consider becoming an Oblate of the Benedictine Sisters of Erie.
Click here to download a PDF brochure about the Oblate Way of Life in relationship with the Benedictine Sisters of Erie.
For more information about the Oblate Way of Life contact one of our Oblate Directors:
Ann Hoffman, OSB
Oblate Director
Mount Saint Benedict Monastery
6101 East Lake Road
Erie, PA 16511-1599
T: 814-899-0614
F: 814-898-4004
E-mail Oblate Directors
Audrey Steff, OSB
Oblate Director
Mount Saint Benedict Monastery
6101 East Lake Road
Erie, PA 16511-1599
T: 814-899-0614
F: 814-898-4004
E-mail Oblate Directors
Living the Zeal of Benedict
Access Sister Marilyn's blog, Living the Zeal of Benedict
Oblate Directory
Recent stories about oblates
2015's First Take Back the Site Vigil
Benedictine Presence at the MLK March and Anti-Fracking Rally
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Annual Recycling Benefits Emmaus
The Annual Christmas “Treecycling,” sponsored by Millcreek Township, was a great way to help Emmaus Ministries and the environment, too. For three...
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Community Archivist “Retires” after Forty Years
The community gathered to pay tribute to Sister Janet Staab, community archivist, upon her retirement from this very important ministry. Sister...
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Canisius Students Enjoy Winter Service Break
The Canisius College Winter Break Service Trip found a place and a purpose with the Benedictine Sisters of Erie at Mount Saint Benedict Monastery...
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Neighborhood Art House to Benefit from Souper Book Swap
Faculty at Mercyhurst University invite you to be part of a very special program begun...
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2014 Oblate Initiates
Front row (L-R): Kylie Mack (Williamsville, NY), Nancy Tomassoni (Warren, PA), Barbara Bennett (Vineyard Haven, MA), Malinda Bostick (Erie, PA), Patricia Whitehill (Erie, PA).
Back row (L-R): Sister Anne Wambach, (Prioress), Jackie Burns (Delaware, OH─transfer), Beverly Hume (London, OH), Sisters Audrey Steff and Ann Hoffman (Co-Directors of the Oblate Program).
Missing from photo/unable to be present: Marie Kenote (Nanuet, NY)
2013 Oblate Initiates
Front, left to right: Caitlin O'Reilly (Dunkirk, NY), Sister Ann Hoffman and Sister Audrey Steff, Oblate co-directors, Janice Zimmerman (Erie, PA)
Back: Sister Anne Wambach, Prioress, Ken Laber (North East, PA) Rob Taylor (Erie, PA), Kathleen Petco (Buffalo, NY);
Unable to be present: Eileen Gross (Kent, OH), Susan Fullam (Greensboro, NC), Rob Mace (Seffner, FL) Barbara Oliver (Albany, NY)
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Oblates Neil and Marge Himber |
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Oblate Mary Jo McEvoy |
Prayer Requests
My friend Barbara's son Tim will have surgery for a torn/detaching retina tomorrow morning. He has had laser treatments to try and correct it the past few works but they have been unsuccessful...
January 16, 2015
Prayers for Linda on the death of her mother Hazel Faasse on Monday 12/22 after a long battle with dementia.
December 26, 2014
Extreme pain caused by severe arthritis
December 12, 2014
Thank you for prayers; Robert Uhl died peacefully Tuesday morning, December 2, 2014 at 9:15 am;
may the angels lead him to paradise.
December 7, 2014
She is undergoing surgery on December 11, 2014. Please pray for her and her family. Thank you.
December 4, 2014
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Oblate Reading Suggestions
Wisdom Distilled from the Daily
Joan Chittister, OSB
Monk in the Inner City
Mary Lou Kownacki, OSB
Perspectives on the Rule of Saint Benedict: Expanding Our Hearts
Aquinata Bochmann, OSB
Engaging Benedict
Laura Swan, OSB
Monasteries of the Heart
Joan Chittister, OSB
A Share in the Kingdom: A Commentary on the Rule of Benedict for Oblates
Benet Tvedten, OSB
A Guide to Living the Truth: Saint Benedict’s Teaching on Humility
Michael Casey, OCSO
The Cloister Walk
Kathleen Norris
St. Benedict’s Toolbox: The Nuts and Bolts of Everyday Benedictine Living
Jane Tomaine
The Rule of Benedict: A Spirituality for the 21st Century
Joan Chittister, OSB
The Song of the Seed: A Monastic Way of Tending the Soul
Macrina Wiederkehr, OSB
Seeking God: The Way of St. Benedict
Esther DeWaal
Cherish Christ Above All
Demetrius Dumm, OSB
12 Steps to Inner Freedom: Humility Revisited
Joan Chittister, OSB
Rule of Benedict, 1980
Timothy Frye, OSB, Editor
Day By Day with Saint Benedict
Terrence G. Kardong, OSB
The Nonviolent Moment: Spirituality for the 21st Century
Mary Lou Kownacki, OSB
Desiring Life: Benedict on Wisdom and the Good Life
Norvene Vest