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Yearly Archives: 2022

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Sisters’ Words of Wisdom: Sister Virginia Matter, OSB

January 2022
Sisters’ Words of Wisdom: Sister Virginia Matter, OSB
Sister Carol Rennie, OSB is originally from St. Cloud, Minnesota and came from a family of eight.  She Carol graduated from St. Joseph, High School in St. Cloud Minnesota and fondly remembers her siblings: Richard, John, Catherine, Mary Jane, and David.  Sister Carol was “lucky number five” and the youngest girl.
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Saint Scholastica Honoree 2022: Pat Swanke

The Sisters of St. Benedict of St. Paul’s Monastery established the St. Scholastica Honor in 2018, the year of our 70th Anniversary.  This honor celebrates the virtues of St. Scholastica and is presented to someone exhibiting the qualities and dedication to the Benedictine way of life in support of St. Paul’s Monastery. We are honored…
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Becoming An Oblate: Travis Salisbury

January 2022
Mission Advancement Department New Director:  Travis Salisbury, OblSB  The Department of Mission Advancement welcomes Travis Salisbury, OblSB, as our new Director.  Travis brings a wealth of experience to Mission Advancement and a deep reverence for Benedictine Spirituality.  He formerly served as Co-Chair of the Oblate Program and assisted Sister Mary Lou Dummer, Oblate Director, in…
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Feast of Conversion of St. Paul: Sister Paula Hagen, OSB

I love this feast day honoring the Conversion of St. Paul. When I made my first vows in the religious community and received the name Sister Paula from Archbishop Brady, I felt so honored. And I still do today. The theology at the time, which changed at the Second Vatican Council, was that when a…
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Online Winter Marketplace

January 2022
Online Winter Marketplace
From January 15-30, 2022, St. Paul's Monastery is hosting an Online Winter Marketplace, featuring unsold items from Christmas at the Monastery 2021 with significant discounts. Shop now before these items run out!
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