In her July newsletter column, Sister Mary Lou announced she is “passing the torch to the Oblates to fulfill leadership roles for our Oblate community”. Appropriately, she chose the headline “Something New is Happening”. And indeed, it is! As we thank S. Mary Lou for her eleven stellar years as Oblate Director, we also accept the passing of this torch to a new Oblate leadership team to begin anew at serving the needs of our Oblate community.
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2023 Enews August Welcome
As we consider the momentous occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the Benedictine Center on August 15, 2023, we are grateful for the many gatherings and retreats that have occurred in this sacred space over the last four decades. These retreat experiences have changed lives—whether it is a parish group that comes together for a weekend to listen to the wisdom of the Holy Spirit speaking through their priest, minister or one another, or a dazzling classroom program such as the School of Lectio Divina or the School of Discernment.
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August Enewsletter Benedictine Center History
July 2000
Over the next several e-Newsletters we will look back and look forward honoring the 40-year history of the Benedictine Center. Excerpts from the archives and personal experiences and perspectives provided by several voices of the past, as well as my own, will open up the rich history and evolving future of the Benedictine Center.
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Memorial Sister Carol Rennie
July 2000
MEMORIAL Card - S. Carol Rennie
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Mission Advancement News & Updates
June 2000
It’s finally here! The 75th anniversary of the founding of St. Paul’s Monastery. You read at the start of this newsletter the prophetic words of Archbishop Byrne’s address to the Sisters 75 years ago: There are countless souls already in this world and many more that are yet to come into this world who will be affected by what we are doing this afternoon.
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Grateful Hearts
February 2000
WITH GRATEFUL HEARTS CELEBRATING 75 YEARS Excerpts from With Grateful Hearts The Past We Own written by S. Carole Sweely, OSB. In 1857 there were 57 sisters at the Convent of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota. The chief works of these sisters dealt with teaching music, domestic work, needlework, and elementary school teaching. All…
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