Hope you enjoy this article from our Steps Vocation Newsletter!
Celebrating 60 years as a Catholic Sister would give anyone pause. Was it a good life? Were the trade-offs worth it? Would she do it again? Sr. Catherine Cleary reflects on the life-changing decision she made back in 1951.
Sr. Catherine was just 7 years old when she told her mother she was going to be a nun and teach Kindergarten. Turns out she was right on only one count. She never did teach Kindergarten. Continue Reading
These past few weeks have been a whirlwind of activity for me. Everything fun and energizing, just plain BUSY. First of all, I met with a 48 year old woman who is serious about our Benedictine life. Continue Reading
By Sr. Ruth Ksycki, OSB
“Anyone who gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ, amen, I say to you, will surely not lose their reward.” (Mark 9:41)
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By Sr. Phyllis McMurray, OSB
On the eve of the Feast Day of St. Scholastica, St. Benedict’s sister and our founder, let’s turn to the second letter of Paul to the Corinthians. We hear: “’Whoever boasts, should boast in the Lord.’ For it is not the one who recommends the self who is approved, but the one whom the Lord recommends.”
We did not choose God, God chose us. What is it that God asks of us? What was it that St. Scholastica asked of her sisters? Continue Reading
Jesus tells us, Blessed are the poor in spirit, they who mourn, the meek, those who hunger & thirst for righteousness, the merciful, clean of heart, peacemakers. What does Jesus have to say about the money maker, the clothes horse, the bar hopper, the party girl, the vacation dreamer? Is there any chance that she will be blessed, any chance at all that there is a “Reward great in heaven” for her? Do we all have to be “persecuted like the prophets before we get to heaven”?
One of the Bible’s greatest figures, Sr. Paul, was the focus of our liturgy this week. Paul is a character for every person. He has always been a favorite of mine. Last summer, when I was in Rome, I had the opportunity to visit the church established on the site where Paul was martyred. In the corner of the church was an altar symbolizing where he was beheaded. Actually, to be quite graphic, his head rolled and bounced. The main altar is located where his head landed. Even though it is rather graphic I do appreciate the dramatic end of his life. He suffered horribly due to his faith. Continue Reading
This morning as I prepared to pray Morning Prayer with the Community I invited all the peoples of the world to gather to give glory and praise to God. Continue Reading
By Sr. Ruth Ksycki, OSB
Last Sunday’s reading (Is.49:3,5-6) spoke of being called to be a servant. It is the call of every baptized Christian!
In intimate terms God speaks of forming Isaiah and us as servants, as “a light to the nations…to announce salvation to the ends of the earth,” to share the unfathomable riches of God’s love.
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By Sr. Susan Hutchens, OSB
Snow again covers the frozen surface of the pond below the Chapel windows, obliterating the recent hole made by the ice-fisherman last weekend. I have never fished. I don’t care to learn now. But I love to eat fish. Continue Reading
God became one of us. Coming as a baby, Jesus was completely powerless and depended on us. During His life He revealed to us God the Father as Love.
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