Associates Update The Benedictine Associates spent a beautiful summer evening around the fire ring. Our gathering was blessed with our guest Julie. Nellie and Nick stopped by with the twins to say hello. The twins, Dottie and Betty, kept their eyes on the fire. They shared their smiles and gurgles with us. We had a…
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Step 8 by Sister Jacqueline Leiter, OSB
October 2023
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Remnants by Karen Fleming
Remnants Life consists of past, present, and future. Future is a secret that only God knows, but we have lived in the past and are now a part of the present. I love writing memoir and often think of my past, but now after COVID, I think of the Benedictine Monastery, and how I grieved…
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Perfecting the Art of Listening
Perfecting the Art of Listening Not long ago, we had a small change in our prayer routine at St. Paul’s Monastery. Since the beginning of the COVID pandemic, we had kept the doors of our chapel propped open, so that all could come and go without touching the doors. We still keep the doors open throughout…
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2023 August MA News and Events
July 2000
August is a high-energy month! There is a general sense to “get it all in” before Labor Day: end of summer road trips and cabin days, preparations to return to the school year, those first days of college life for our Hill-Murray graduates, the State Fair… August can be an exhausting—if not a really fun—month.
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75th Anniversary Events
May 2000
Celebrating the 75th
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