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Seeking 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:
Marilyn Schauble, 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 Sister Marilyn
Living the Zeal of Benedict
Access Sister Marilyn's blog, Living the Zeal of Benedict.
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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
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2011 Oblate Initiates:
Seated, left to right: Glory Piovarcy, transfer, Erie, PA, Kimberly Joy-Pacos, Fredonia, NY, Jeannette DeCorpo, Cleveland, OH, Georganne Witter, Arden NC, Janice Panzica, Buffalo, NY
Standing: Sheila Warner, Hanover, PA, Bernadette Callahan, Pierpont, OH, Victor Rutkoski, Erie, PA, Susan Wesley, Buffalo, NY, Carolyn Bain, Salem, VA, Sister Anne Wambach, Kathy Seitz, Lima, OH, Mary Ann White, Erie, PA, Sharon Mosher, Burlington, Ontario, Canada, Darcy Johnson, Newbury, MA, Elizabeth Lynch, Lima, OH, Nancy Rutkoski, Erie, PA, Sister Marilyn Schauble
Absent: Tony Bruno, Erie, PA, Rita Orinko, Erie, PA, Arlene Zawadski, Tonawanda, NY
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