Every year on the first Saturday in May thousands of people around the globe participate in World Labyrinth Day as a moving meditation for world peace and celebration of the labyrinth experience. Many “Walk as One at 1” local time to create a rolling wave of peaceful energy passing from one time zone to the…
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Mary
April 2024
"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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St. Paul’s Monastery Elects Prioress
April 2024
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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