Catholic Benedictine Sisters of St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island, Ill., blog with inquirers discerning their religious calling to monastic life.
Posted in Benedictine Prayer, Benedictine practices, Silence, religious life, retreat on Jun 2nd, 2012
Our busyness comes to a sudden halt this week, as our summer retreat begins. Life will move off the clock. We will be steeped in silence, reflection, prayer and rest. We will watch Sister Ruth’s bold and brilliant lilies dance in the early summer breeze, and listen to the bees as they hum amid the [...]
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 [...]