Lent is fast approaching, and we are busy thinking about, “What is my best option for Lent?” Fasting? Abstinence? Good works? All, or a little of each? We realize Lent is a time of reparation and preparation. We are repenting from our sins so we can fully share in the Easter mystery. We start our…
We’re gratefully celebrating the Feast Day of St. Scholastica today!
Recently I gave a talk to our Benedictine Oblates on the notion of “finding God in the Ordinary.” The most startling insight I gleaned from that experience was the realization of the significance of “ordinary time.” Indeed, we are living it liturgically at this very moment, and I did not even notice. Ordinary time refers…
Several friends made strict New Years resolutions. Some of these friends confessed that they have already failed. And yet, some other friends vowed to begin again, this time with intentionality. There is a little 4”x6” booklet I keep nearby, entitled “Always We Begin Again” which keeps me on an even keel. I refer to it…
I borrowed the title of this article from Reverend Mary Earle’s book Beginning Again (Benedictine Wisdom for Living with Illness). As we move into a New Year, I thought the title was appropriate. Most of us grew up with the tradition of making New Year’s resolutions. Most of us discovered that we could not carry…
On November 21, 2021, the Benedictine Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery in Boerne, Texas elected Sister Bernadine Reyes, OSB as our Prioress. Sister Bernadine, who held the position of Prioress from 2001-2018, succeeds Sister Frances Briseño, OSB who suffered a stroke in March 2021. For the past two years, Sister Bernadine has served as Director…
Well, here we are in the month of November. I like to call it the “month of thankfulness and new beginnings.” As I prayed and reflected on this month, many thoughts, feelings and emotions came into my heart. I began to look at what was happening in the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church: – November…
Sister Germaine Marie Sutton, OSB Read Sister Germaine’s Obituary Watch the Rosary Watch the Mass of the Resurrection We thank you for your prayers.
Congratulations to Our Jubilarians!Watch the video of the Jubilee Mass.
The Benedictine Sisters invite you to join them in celebrating the Season of Creation, September 1 – October 4, 2021. One of our Benedictine Values is Care of Creation! Our altar in the chapel at St. Scholastica Monastery in honor of the Season of Creation. Click here to read more about the Season of Creation. And…