February 2nd, the Feast of the Presentation of Lord, is also the World Day for Consecrated Life … Here at St. Joseph’s, we have even more reason than usual for celebration this year: on December 18th, our Aspirant Holly officially entered the monastery!
Read MoreDuring Evening Prayer on July 9th, the Passionist feast of Our Lady of Holy Hope, Aspirant Abbey officially entered St. Joseph’s monastery!
Read MoreWe all knew something was afoot when Aspirant Abbey entered the chapel one day with a smile bright enough to dazzle the casual observer.
Read MoreIf you had been a lady bug sitting on our chapel windowsill a couple of Fridays ago, you would had seen an unusual sight. . .
Read MoreAfter an afternoon’s hard work, when the sticks and thorns and tools were piled high in the back of our UTV and Sr. Mary Veronica and Aspirant Abbey were seated in the cab and ready to head back inside, suddenly they realized they had a problem.
Read MoreOn Friday, November 1, Kathryn entered the monastery to begin her postulancy.
Read MoreOur Postulant has been acting a little odd lately…
Read MoreOn October 20, 2018, feast of our holy founder, St. Paul of the Cross, our aspirant, Theresa, had the great joy of being received into the next step of formation: Postulancy!
Read MoreA friend of the community once quipped that a postulant is a half-baked nun, while the key word of aspirancy is being "poured out" - like batter! It's an apt analogy for the process of discernment and formation, perhaps even better since our newest smiling face in the monastery has already been enlisted for a few baking projects.
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