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Category Archives: 2019

August 2019 E-Newsletter

July 2019
Late summer is the time to enjoy the Perseid Meteor Shower, when the Earth passes through the trail of dust and debris left by the orbit of the Comet Swift-Tuttle. Like all comets, Swift-Tuttle is composed of dust, ice, and chemicals left over from when our solar system was formed. As the comet travels in…
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Reflections on the Monastic Community Retreat

July 2019
Reflections on the Monastic Community Retreat:  “For All Are One in Christ:  Benedict’s Transforming Vision”  Mary Elizabeth Ilg “…silence is the royal road to spiritual formation.” -Henri Nouwen A velvet hush of silence descended upon St. Paul’s Monastery on the evening of the Feast of Pentecost as the annual Community retreat began, facilitated by Sister Laura…
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June-July 2019 E-Newsletter

June 2019
At St. Paul’s Monastery, we are grateful for your amazing generosity of support. It is you who helps form our mission to co-create a future lled with God’s mystery and love. The Benedictine way of life is a response to God’s love, and it is through that love that we need each other on the…
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May 2019 E-Newsletter

June 2019
Viriditas was a guiding image for St. Hildegard of Bingen, who viewed the greening power of nature as a metaphor for physical and spiritual health.
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