Monastic Life
Sacred Space
Posted on February 17, 2012
At the supper table recently one of our sisters, who teaches at a local university, was telling us about her class in Sacred Scriptures. “I have an international student,” she mentioned, “and he has never been in a...
Thoughts from the Prioress on Oblate Committment
Posted on October 31, 2011
“Whoever exalts oneself will be humbled;
but whoever humbles oneself will be exalted.”
For us as followers of the Rule of Benedict the concept of humility has a unique and special meaning. The longest chapter in the...
Thoughts from the Prioress on sharing the monastic life
Posted on January 16, 2011
Just recently the community was enriched by the presence of students from Canisius College of Buffalo, NY. They chose Mount Saint Benedict Monastery and the Benedictine Sisters for their Winter Ministry Week 2011. The...
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