Announcing the Election of a Prioress Sister Catherine Nehotte, OSB elected to a second term Prioress Sister Catherine Nehotte, OSB leans into the guidance of our founder St. Benedict. The Benedictine Sisters of St. Paul's Monastery joyfully announce that Sister Catherine Nehotte, OSB has been elected to a second five-year term as Prioress of St. Paul's…
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Discerning with the Holy Spirit
April 2024
The month of April begins with a transition at the Monastery. At this moment the Benedictine Sisters of St. Paul’s Monastery are in discernment over the Monastery’s direction into the near future and which Sister would be the best leader for whatever that direction happens to be.This is a frugal process that has been in…
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Benedictine CARE: Learning Directly from Benedictine Supermodels
For over 75 years, the Twin Cities have been gifted with the presence of the most remarkable and dynamic supermodels. Women who have courageously modeled humility, hospitality, community, and the search for God as the way to strengthen one’s being in a global culture that would rather prioritize individuality and separation.Notably, these Benedictine supermodels, our…
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An Oblate Book Review
I have a row of books about simplicity on my bookshelves. Simplify Your Life by Elaine St. James. Simplicity: The Freedom of Letting Go by Richard Rohr. Soulful Simplicity by Courtney Carver. Any book with the word simple in it immediately draws my eye. One of the most helpful books on my simplicity bookshelf is…
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Easter Memories
Chocolate bunny candy; jelly beans; small wicker baskets with a handle; pink, blue, and yellow dyed hard-boiled-eggs; marshmallow peeps; brunch; etc. Does anything on this list remind you of Easter? Of course it does. The preparation sometimes fails to broaden our reasoning to the actual meaning of Easter. “He has risen, Alleluia!” All four Gospels…
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Upcoming Events at St. Paul’s Monastery and Benedictine Center
Join the Sisters of St. Paul's Monastery for the many 2024 upcoming events this spring and summer that mark our Benedictine way of life here at the Monastery. Volunteers are needed to help make each of these a success (see links in each event for more information or contact Jason Wittak, Events and Volunteer Coordinator…
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