Catholic Benedictine Sisters of St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island, Ill., blog with inquirers discerning their religious calling to monastic life.
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 11th, 2011
By Prioress Sister Phyllis McMurray, OSB Happy Feast of St. Benedict today! We began our celebration with a vigil last night, during which I shared the following reflection with the Sisters.
Posted in Benedictine practices on Mar 21st, 2011
Today as we celebrate the Feast of St. Benedict and remember his death, I had to return to my Rome experience of last May and June. That 6 weeks in Rome and traveling to all of St. Benedict’s sites makes everything come alive for me today. The reading at the Vigil was of Benedict’s death [...]