Back when we first heard the Lord’s invitation to consider a building and renovation project to help our monastic home better serve the needs of our community, one of the first places we decided to re-imagine was our recreation room.
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One of the most striking parts of the Easter Vigil liturgy is the blessing of the “new fire.” The orange flames leaping into the dark sky are a vivid image of the power of the Resurrection, by which Christ, the Light of the World, shatters the darkness of our sin and death.
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Several generous benefactors have recently gifted us with lots of produce, including multiple loads of fresh sweet corn. Enjoy some photos from a couple of our recent recreations … after all, nothing says “summer in the monastery” like a good old-fashioned corn party!
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The curious observer might notice that our community room has been strangely empty during evening recreation for the past two weeks. Instead, the lights have been on in the cloth room, where the sounds of conversation and laughter mingle with the hum of sewing machines and the snip of scissors. What could be happening that requires so many nuns to assemble here every night?
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The Sisters were very ready to break out into alleluias and celebration after a long forty days of fasting, prayer, and waiting, so on Easter Sunday the novitiate led us in a unique Easter egg scavenger hunt.
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Our community enjoyed our traditional Independence Day “Gaudeamus” (free day) together, filled with all sorts of sisterly fun and tasty food.
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The temperatures have finally started to warm up here in rural Kentucky, and all the Sisters have been eager to take advantage of the nice weather!
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It’s always delightful to take a stroll around our property after a heavy Kentucky rain in the spring!
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Our chalk-wielding resident hoodlums, Sr. Cecilia Maria and Sr. Frances Marie, chose the illustrate a poem of the newly-canonized St. John Henry Newman for their annual sidewalk art feature in the cloister courtyard.
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The intrepid adventurers, Sr. Miriam Esther and Sr. Frances Marie, decided to spend the morning of our Thanksgiving Day gaudeamus on a hike through the woods.
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The Sunday Gospel was close to home for this week, as one of the nuns recently found herself in the shoes of the lady seeking the lost coin in the Gospel passage.
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Recently, we decided to test out some new sturdy lawn chairs from a generous friend, and had some fun in the process…
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As part of our Easter celebrations, we often have an Easter Egg hunt in the cloister courtyard.
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The hymns of praise we have been reading in our community scripture study of the book of Revelation inspired us to anticipate the worship of heaven with a Sunday afternoon “Praise and Worship Hour.”
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The last days of Summer are dwindling away, so it’s an excellent time to look back over the past few months with gratitude for the many blessings God has bestowed on us.
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Here's a proven formula to get a party going in a monastery.
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Viewed from outside, our life may well seem subdued and sacrificial, but in our hearts the joy of the Holy Spirit manifests itself especially during times of recreation. Though our life is one of prayer and sacrifice, it brings us great happiness if lived in a spirit of selfless love for Christ and the Church.
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