Mission Advancement Department New Director: Travis Salisbury, OblSB The Department of Mission Advancement welcomes Travis Salisbury, OblSB, as our new Director. Travis brings a wealth of experience to Mission Advancement and a deep reverence for Benedictine Spirituality. He formerly served as Co-Chair of the Oblate Program and assisted Sister Mary Lou Dummer, Oblate Director, in…
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Feast of Conversion of St. Paul: Sister Paula Hagen, OSB
I love this feast day honoring the Conversion of St. Paul. When I made my first vows in the religious community and received the name Sister Paula from Archbishop Brady, I felt so honored. And I still do today. The theology at the time, which changed at the Second Vatican Council, was that when a…
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In Memoriam: Sister Benita Gerold, OSB
January 2022
Sister Agnes Trombley entered peacefully into eternal life, fulfilling her baptismal call on December 18, 2021, at St. Paul’s Monastery.
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Sisters’ Words of Wisdom: Sister Carol Rennie, OSB
December 2021
Sister Carol Rennie, OSB is originally from St. Cloud, Minnesota and came from a family of eight. She Carol graduated from St. Joseph, High School in St. Cloud Minnesota and fondly remembers her siblings: Richard, John, Catherine, Mary Jane, and David. Sister Carol was “lucky number five” and the youngest girl.
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In Memoriam: Sister Agnes Trombley, OSB
December 2021
Sister Agnes Trombley entered peacefully into eternal life, fulfilling her baptismal call on December 18, 2021, at St. Paul’s Monastery.
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Sisters’ Words of Wisdom: Sister Catherine Schoenecker, OSB
November 2021
Sister Marie Fujan was born five days before Christmas and was named Mary Bell since she was deemed the new Fujan family Christmas bell. Sister Marie was the middle child of five with three brothers and one sister. Growing-up on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, to Bohemian parents, Frank and Marie Fujan, her childhood was robust and filled with chores, chickens and gardening. One of her favorite childhood memories was playing football with her brothers. She remembers wearing her snow pants even in summer to protect herself from getting tackled in the backyard. Another special family memory was being a junior bridesmaid for her sister, Delores, who was eight years older. Sister Marie was very elated to be selected and adored the honorary blue hooped skirt dress for the special occasion.
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