Follow us on FacebookThe Benedictine Sisters of Erie have named Oblate Joanne Cahill (left) as the first oblate co-director of the 275 oblates of the community. Joanne...
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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.
For more information about the Oblate Way of Life contact:
Joanne Cahill OSB Obl and Dianne Sabol, OSB
Oblate Co-Directors
T: 814-899-0614 ext 2402
F: 814-898-4004
E-mail Oblate Directors
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• Click here to access daily readings from the Rule of St. Benedict.
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• Access Sister Marilyn's blog, Living the Zeal of Benedict
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Recent stories about oblates
For the first time an oblate and a sister will co-direct oblate program
Celebrating a new prioress
Flexibility is a thread running through the Rule of Benedict. If one way doesn’t work, try another. And that is what a group of Erie Benedictine...
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Celebrating Jubilees and faithfulness to the Monastic Way of Life
The Benedictine Sisters of Erie celebrated the sisters who renewed their vows on the occasion of 60 years of monastic profession on Wednesday...
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Flowers in Bloom at Emmaus Soup Kitchen
“Where flowers bloom, so does hope,” said Lady Bird Johnson. Right now, there is great hope in bloom at Emmaus Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry....
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World Day Against Human Trafficking
In 2013, the United Nations member states adopted a resolution which designated July 30 as the World Day against Trafficking in Persons. They...
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Oblate visit to Mexico January 2015
The video above captures images of the visit 12 oblates of Mount Saint Benedict Monastery, accompanied by Sister Claire Hudert, (who succumbed to cancer shortly after the trip) took to Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, to meet and visit with the oblate community that has existed there for almost 20 years. The 14 members of the Erie Benedictine oblate community in Mérida is an outgrowth of the Mission of Friendship that began in 1971 when the dioceses of the Yucatán and Erie began a cooperative relationship. Over the years several Erie Benedictines and oblates have served at the Mission of Friendship, visited Mérida and supported its work. Oblate Janice Etchison organized the January 2015 trip. Read about it starting on page 8 of the current issue of The Mount. |
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Oblates Neil and Marge Himber
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Oblate Mary Jo McEvoy
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Prayer Requests
Has been in the hospital for a week with liver and kidney problems causing infection.
March 1, 2021
For Richard, who is seriously ill and is hospitalized.
March 1, 2021
She continues her three-year treatment for cancer, at age 33. On Wednesday she will undergo scans to determine whether the new chemo is working effectively.
February 22, 2021
Please pray for a friend who is always sick and is being tested for his cancer, heart, knee and allergy problems that he may fully recover
January 18, 2021
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