Catholic Benedictine Sisters of St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island, Ill., blog with inquirers discerning their religious calling to monastic life.
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 25th, 2010
Ever since the horrble earthquake in Haiti I have been in conflict. How can something so terrible happen to the least of the world’s people? What possible good can come from such an awful experience? For the first week I was a news junkie – riveted to the news about Haiti.
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 11th, 2010
As the Christmas decorations in the Monastery are put away for this year, it saddens me. Another great Season closes. It just seems to go by so quickly. Jesus was just born and yesterday he was baptized as an adult. That was quick, wasn’t it?
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 5th, 2010
As we celebrated Epiphany on Sunday (although it really falls on Wednesday Jan. 6), I was left with several reflections. We have a gorgeous crib set up in our chapel and the appearance of the three Wise Men is always a clear symbol of they journey. Prior to Ephiphany the three are set outside the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 2nd, 2010
2010. It seems impossible that we have reached the year 2010. In fact, wasn’t just yesterday when we were all worried about the turn of the century? Yet, here we are a decade passed since then. For me, as this New Year begins, it is a simple reminder that time goes by quickly.