Catholic Benedictine Sisters of St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island, Ill., blog with inquirers discerning their religious calling to monastic life.
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 6th, 2010
This might seem a weird connection but it struck me this week. Last week I was enjoying a country music festival with my sister and a mutual friend. We head out every July for a 4-day festival in Twin Lakes, Wisc. We join about 30,000 other people for good music, relaxing days and an affordable [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, discernment, monastic life on Jul 23rd, 2010
I apologize for being quiet this past week. It seems I am still getting acclimated to being home! Also, I’ve been reflecting on monastic life, with the professions of our Sisters Claudia and Stefanie (that’s Stefanie, after making her First Monastic Profession, above). Both women remind us that there are women wanting a commitment to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 7th, 2010
As I was flying home from Rome I happened to look at the in flight map of real time flight path. Ironically, it was over the ocean and about half way between Rome and Chicago. For that brief moment I was literally between two worlds!
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 29th, 2010
Dispatch #13 from Sr. Bobbi Early last Saturday, we went to the catacombs and what an awesome site. It is a huge underground area. There is a distinction between pagans and Christians. As well there are symbols indicating a martyr or pope. There were burial room with families over generations. And rooms of Martyrs where [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 21st, 2010
Dispatch #12 from Sr. Bobbi What an awesome place the Vatican museum is. Actually, it is a maze of museums all leading to the ultimate work of art in the Sistine chapel. I browsed for 4 hours!
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 20th, 2010
Dispatch #11 from Sr. Bobbi Our residence here in Rome is the Generalate of the Tutzing Benedictines. They are a missionary order with Sisters all across the world. The photo above is their community tree.