By Sister Helen Carey, OSB
We all know it is difficult “to practice hospitality ungrudgingly.” (1Peter 4:9, RSV)
Genuine hospitality involves being open and vulnerable, making room in our hearts to grow and to reach out to others. Continue Reading
Month: September 2015
Stability: Falling Down and Getting Up … Together
By Sister Marlene Miller, OSB
Stability is one of 3 promises Catholic Benedictine women and men make at our final monastic profession.
The vow of stability is to the Sisters to whom we have promised to live, pray, support, and work with, in good times and bad, in sickness and health, into eternal life. Continue Reading
Reflection on the Life of Sister Michelle Rheinlander, OSB
Jubilarians gather for a photo in 2012. Back row, l-r: Sisters Sandra Brunenn, Margaret Suerth, Martina Brinkschroeder; front row, l-r: Jozefa Seskar, Michelle Rheinlander.
By Sister Sandra Brunenn, OSB
“Come, you whom my Father has blessed, says the Lord; Inherit the kingdom prepared for you since the foundation of the world.”
Truly, Sister Michelle has been blessed by God … and in turn she has been a blessing to each of us and the countless numbers of people she has served. Continue Reading
Don’t let fear of change stop you from listening!
By Sister Stefanie MacDonald, OSB
Ugh! I hate change … and I bet you do, too (at least sometimes).
Every time our curriculum or policies or procedures change at school (unless I’m the one suggesting the changes :)), I think, Do I have to?
And every time I am hit with an idea that means I have to change ME, well, I try to get the idea right out of my head. Continue Reading
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