Tag: nuns
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Monastery Spotlight: Abbey of St. Walburga, Virginia Dale, Colorado
I recently had the opportunity to spend a week of retreat with the Benedictine nuns at the Abbey of St. Walburga in the beautiful rocky hills of northern Colorado. What a treat! I commend this community for your interest and support. Founded in 1935 from the historic Abbey of St. Walburga in Eichstatt, Germany, the…
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A new conference for Kenyan contemplative nuns
The spirit of the Church is alive and well in these growing African communities.
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The Preaching of the Sisters
“When you look around,” Sister Hiltrudis told the youth, “you are seeing the preaching that my sisters and I do. Your pastor preaches in his way, and we preach in ours.”
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A Prayerful Reflection and Word of Gratitude for Our Roman Catholic Sisters in the US
“Catholic sisters consistently manifest the greatest sign and best hope of the already of God’s reign in Jesus Christ breaking into this world that I have ever known.” – Weldon Nisly, Mennonite Pastor and Benedictine Oblate
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The Instructive Timing of the Crackdown on Nuns
“There were two Santa Maria! stories out of the Vatican this week. First, the bad news: The ultra-traditionalists of Marcel Lefebvre’s Society of St. Pius X are another step closer to being welcomed back into the fold. Then there was the even worse news, by my votive lights, that the Vatican is cracking down on…