Catholic Benedictine Sisters of St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island, Ill., blog with inquirers discerning their religious calling to monastic life.
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 1st, 2009
Advent has a way of creeping up on us. We look forward to the season, but it seems that in no time, it has passed us by. Advent is a time of longing, a time of waiting with hopeful anticipation. It is a season of preparing for the birth of Christ—the fulfillment of promise, the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 29th, 2009
Advent is an “already/not yet time”! We sing “O Come Emmanuel” knowing that Emmanuel means “God is with us.”
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 24th, 2009
Sometimes images, metaphors, stories and poetry awaken us to the meaning of Advent and Christmas as much as praying the Scriptures. The following is a story that awakens me and perhaps it will awaken you. The story’s source is unknown.