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The Mass readings for November are leading up to the Lord’s coming as we prepare for the Advent season, the season of hope. In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus begins with the Beatitudes. We can all be blessed if we hunger and…

Reflection by Sister Sylvia Ahr, OSB October 2020 Regarding the parable and the tenants who did not produce any fruit from the vineyard they tended, the question for us is “Where will be when God calls us?” Will we be…

The Benedictine Sisters are one of more than 175 congregations of women religious who will be praying for peace for 24 hours on Election Day, November 3, 2020. We invite our Oblates and ALL to join us to pray throughout…

God of all, in this year of election, in these days of discernment, IGNITE us with the fire of your love. ENFLAME our hearts with courage to embrace dialogue that transforms and truth that frees. KINDLE our love with kindness…

The Benedictine Sisters of Boerne, TX, stand in solidarity with the movement of Black Lives Matter. We believe God created all people equal in God’s own image and likeness. Every human being is sacred in God’s eyes and thus we…

St. Scholastica Monastery in Boerne, Texas is one of 17 Monasteries of Benedictine Women that comprise the Monastic Congregation of St. Scholastica. Established on February 25, 1922 (and formerly called the Federation of St. Scholastica), the group provides autonomous Monasteries…

On November 1 and 2 and throughout the month of November we will remember and celebrate the lives of those who have gone before us. “The Souls of the just are in the hand of God and no torment shall…

On behalf of all of the Sisters, I pray you and your families are well! As we do our best to faithfully keep in touch, I want to share with you a Reflection from LCWR. It invites us all to…

This week is the 5TH anniversary of Laudato Si', and it begins a yearlong celebration of "Laudato Si', on care for Our Common Home." In early March, Francis invited the world's 1.2 billion Catholics to take part in Laudato Si'…