Catholic Benedictine Sisters of St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island, Ill., blog with inquirers discerning their religious calling to monastic life.
Posted in Easter on Mar 31st, 2013
By Sister Catherine Cleary, OSB This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice in it and be glad.(Psalm 118:12) lst Reading Acts of the Apostles 10:34a, 37-43; Col 3:1-4; John 20:1-9. As I walked over to my office last week, I saw yellow crocuses and spiked green leaves heralding irises and tulips [...]
Posted in Easter on Apr 23rd, 2011
By Sister Catherine Cleary, OSB These past few weeks, we have been burdened and puzzled by the dark and bone-chilling so-called spring days. It is with great eagerness that we have anticipated the vanishing of darkness forever. We have looked forward to hearing the joyful notes of “Christ has conquered!”