Catholic Benedictine Sisters of St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island, Ill., blog with inquirers discerning their religious calling to monastic life.
Posted in Benedictine practices, discernment on Aug 19th, 2010
This week there are two inquirers at the Monastery experiencing life in community. Both women have been here for shorter periods of time before, but a week gives them an opportunity to really experience the daily rhythm of our lives. One woman is from Wisconsin and finishing her senior year of college. The second woman [...]
Posted in Benedictine practices, Benedictine vows on Jul 9th, 2010
This is a joyful weekend for the Benedictine Sisters: 2 women are making Monastic Profession with us!
Posted in Benedictine practices, Uncategorized on Jun 7th, 2010
What We Do During Retreat We are on retreat this week, meaning that the whole community is home; silent, attending presentations by Sr. Shawn Carruth, OSB (Mount St. Benedict Monastery, Crookston, Minn.), and in deep prayer. Retreat time is, for our Sisters, in some ways the most life-giving week of the year. It is a [...]
Posted in Benedictine practices, community life, monastic life on May 18th, 2010
Recently one of our Facebook fans asked us to talk about our ministries. It’s actually a complicated request!
Posted in Benedictine practices, community life, discernment on Jul 5th, 2009
The time is sure going quickly. ‘E’ has been here since Monday and the week has been packed. Two afternoons she went with Sr. Mary S. and helped her prepared for next week’s summer bible school at Sacred Heart Church in Davenport. I think they finished repairing the camel and painting the walls of Jerusalem. [...]
Posted in Benedictine practices, community life, monastic life on Jun 10th, 2009
Gardening is contemplative activity. We have beautiful grounds at the Monastery and many Sisters have their own gardens. You can often see a Sister here or there tending her garden. I have a great flower/herb garden at the Monastery and am also working with some friends to plant a new veggie and flower garden to [...]