Advent: The Wonder of Waiting
presented by Sister Michaela Hedican, OSB
Saturday's sunrise poured through the windows of the dining room at St. Paul's Monastery. Oblates and guests found place at tables with the Sisters preparing themselves to enter the season of Advent through a retreat experience.
Sister Michaela drew participants into the beauty of scripture stories, anecdotes from her extensive ministry experience, and through the Rule and wisdom of St. Benedict. The wonder of waiting ... come, Lord Jesus, come! Maranatha!
Sister Michaela Hedican is a member of Saint Benedict’s Monastery, St. Joseph, Minnesota. She made her First Profession in 1964 and Perpetual Profession in 1967. She is a graduate of the College of Saint Scholastica, Duluth in education and holds two master’s degrees, one in religious education from Seattle University and the other in theology (Monastic Studies) from Saint John’s University School of Theology. She was a middle school/high school teacher and has served in a variety of community administrative positions. From 2003-9, S. Michaela served as President of the Federation of Saint Benedict and as prioress of Saint Bede Monastery from 2008 until the sisters of Saint Bede Monastery joined Saint Benedict’s Monastery in Saint Joseph, Minnesota on August 15, 2010. On February 27, 2011, she was elected 16th prioress of the Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict at Saint Benedict’s Monastery. S. Michaela completed her term as prioress in June 2017. After a sabbatical she served as Director of Oblates from 2018 – 2023. Presently she is Director of Mission Advancement as well as serving in retreat ministry, as a spiritual director and as a member of the CSB+SJU Board of Trustees.
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