"She was a virgin from a poor family in an obscure village in Galilee. Her responses to Gabriel reveals a young woman of unusual faith and humility. Her unqualified 'yes' to God's plan for her life entailed great personal risk and suffering. She must have endured seasons of confusion, fear, and darkness as the events…
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Benedictine CARE: Learning Directly from Benedictine Supermodels
April 2024
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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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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Benedictine Associates Renew Their Commitment
On Thursday March 21, the feast day of St. Benedict’s death, we had the annual ritual where the Benedictine Associates (BA) make their annual commitment. Linda Anderson and Mary Lou Kozmik shared their witness as BAs with the community at evening Liturgy of the Hours. They both spoke on some of the Benedictine values they…
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Good Times at Mac’s Diner
February 2024
Situated on the corner off of historic 7th Avenue E and Margaret Street in North St. Paul, Mac’s Diner serves up delicious food all day serving the community with big smiles and warm hearts.On February 12, St. Paul’s Monastery was selected to be their community give back partner. By bringing our Monastery community to Mac’s…
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Listen
February 2024
Listen “Let anyone with ears listen”! (Matthew 11:15)Sometimes I wonder if people are awake and making an effort to hear. When I have made a doctors’ appointment, I give all the information they ask for: name, birthdate, address, telephone, email, insurance, etc. I tell them and then they ask for it again, which I give…
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