"I spend a lot of time thinking about Benedicta Riepp. In 1852, at the age of 27, she set out from her monastery in Germany and with two other sisters, brought Benedictine life for women to North America," writes Erie Benedictine postulant Jacqueline Sanchez Small who also happens to be 27. Her newest "Little Blog for Beginners" post at Monasteries of the Heart shares how Benedicta's story gives hope.

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