Oblates of St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island, Ill., blog about Benedictine values, prayer and life.
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 29th, 2010
Holy Week may not be the best context for a reflection about the goodness and beauty of intact community structures. This is the week we recall the undoing of the life of Jesus, his walk through a switchback from acclaim of hosannas and a vilification that led to his execution by the state. Like many [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 25th, 2010
Please continue to enjoy the Sisters’ reflections throughout Lent!
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 15th, 2010
The other morning I woke up for the first time from a dream in which I’d been praying. I don’t recall praying IN a dream before, though of course I don’t remember enough to know. Have you?
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 7th, 2010
Read reflections from Sisters Catherine Cleary, Ruth Ksycki, Marilyn Hettinger and Bobbi Bussan!
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 5th, 2010
“Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage” (Ps. 84:5). That verse became my mantra at 20, when I was home from college for Christmas, and learned that our Lutheran pastor would be leaving for another congregation (which would be his last before he left the ministry).