This year, three young women joined us to experience Passionist life for a weekend through prayer, presentations, and recreation times with the Nuns. It was a joy to welcome Katherine, Hannah, and Jacinta to our “little monastery in the big woods” last Friday-Sunday.
Read More2024 sure is rolling by quickly — it seems we were just hosting our March vocation retreat, and here we are sharing about our June retreat!
Read MoreThis year, we decided to do something a little different for our spring vocation retreat. The Advent-themed retreat in November has been a hit with discerners, so this March we debuted our Lenten vocation retreat! The talks, prayer materials, and sharing were focused on Lenten themes, which tie in beautifully with our Passionist charism.
Read MoreOur 2022 Advent vocation retreat was such a success that we decided to make it an annual tradition! This year, we were blessed with the presence of three wonderful young women who came to explore and experience Passionist life in the light of the coming Advent season.
Read MoreOur unusually large vocation retreat last November seems to have set a “trend” — June 2-4 saw another big group of discerners descending on St. Joseph’s Monastery to learn about Passionist contemplative life!
Read MoreA picture is worth a thousand words, isn’t it? From November 25-27, the Lord blessed us with the company of nine young women interested in exploring Passionist life! This unusually large group brought an extra infusion of joy and enthusiasm as we shared prayer, reflection, and recreation with them.
Read MoreThe cool autumn weather has brought beautiful fall colors here to Western Kentucky — just in time for our weekend vocation visitors to enjoy! From October 7-9, we welcomed three young women to our monastery for one of our semiannual discernment retreats
Read MoreEven though the discerners on our recent vocation retreat hailed from different parts of the country and brought different life experiences to the weekend, they quickly bonded through a shared love of Jesus Christ and desire to discover His Will for their lives.
Read MoreOn Thanksgiving weekend, three wonderful young women joined us for our final vocation retreat of the year. Clare, Ashlyn, and Mary spent a packed 48 hours learning about discernment, contemplative life, and the Passionist charism — along with sharing prayer and recreation with the Sisters.
Read MoreThe last weekend of July, some girls from Steubenville, Ohio came for a “junior” vocation retreat. The “Wildflowers,” as they call themselves, are a girls’ middle/high school youth group that combines faith with outdoor adventure, and it was a joy to host them for the weekend!
Read MoreAs of June 26, our secondary domain name (passionistnunsblog.com) will expire. That means that those of you who have us linked under “bookmarks” or “favorites” in your web browser will need to update those links! After this week, passionistnuns.org will be the only web domain for the Passionist Nuns of Whitesville, KY!
Read MoreThis month presented us with a particular challenge: how could we hold one of our semiannual vocation retreats when our retreat house and chapel were closed to the public?
Read MoreJune brought two young women to attend our vocation retreat.
Read MoreLast weekend, we welcomed three young women to the monastery for a few days of prayer and discovery as they learned about discernment and the Passionist life.
Read MoreOur recent October Vocation Retreat brought four wonderful young women from all around the US to St. Joseph Monastery.
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