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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
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Easter is Coming!
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A Kindness Shown to the Poor . . .
Ninety-two percent of all donations to Emmaus are less than $100. “Why are the people of Erie so generous to Emmaus is a question that I often ask...
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2014 Art&Sole
Saturday, June 7 is the date. 9:00 am is the time. Neighborhood Art House is the place. This...
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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
Please pray for my healing of all head and neck cancer. I was cured 3 yrs ago, and please pray that there is no reoccurance
April 14, 2014
Nathan had another scan of his pancreas for the purpose of developing surgery options and them met with his oncologist and surgeon. His oncologist told him he had no explanation but the tumor was...
April 2, 2014
Tom is having a 4 way bypass surgery tomorrow morning at 8:30 am EST. Tom is 64 and the brother of oblates Jean Ockuly and Lou-Anne Dillard
April 2, 2014
My friend, Phyllis has been suffering with Trigeminal Neuralgia for seven years. It was somewhat under control until her medication was withheld during a hospitalization. She has been in debilitating...
March 30, 2014
Please pray for my healing of INSOMNIA.
Pray that Christ will preserve me; defend me and deliver me
March 7, 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