Catholic Benedictine Sisters of St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island, Ill., blog with inquirers discerning their religious calling to monastic life.
Posted in Benedictine Experience Weekend, Benedictine practices, Come and See Weekend, Monastic Life Experience, discernment on May 21st, 2011
It has been a very loooooong month for me. As Lent ended I got bumped off course when I agreed to give a faculty in-service program. It was a last minute invitation that I accepted and the amount of preparation through me over the top, so to speak. Then I gave a student retreat at [...]
Posted in Benedictine Sisters, Benedictine video, Catholic Sisters on May 10th, 2011
Benedictine Sister Catherine Maloney was never known for her cooking… Find out why! Sr. Catherine Maloney’s Chocolate Cake
Posted in Benedictine Sisters, Benedictine video, Catholic Sisters, discernment, religious life on May 10th, 2011
Enjoy this 2-minute video of Benedictine Sister Catherine Maloney, OSB – recently recovered from a stroke and celebrating her 60th jubilee – sharing about new Catholic Benedictine Sisters! Sr. Catherine Maloney, OSB reflects on New Benedictine Sisters
Posted in discernment on May 4th, 2011
Hope you enjoy this article from our Steps Vocation Newsletter! Celebrating 60 years as a Catholic Sister would give anyone pause. Was it a good life? Were the trade-offs worth it? Would she do it again? Sr. Catherine Cleary reflects on the life-changing decision she made back in 1951. Sr. Catherine was just 7 years [...]