On November 21st, Passionist Nuns around the world renew their five holy vows. This November 22nd, Passionists around the world will also be celebrating our 300th anniversary! …We at St. Joseph’s Monastery will be celebrating both occasions this Saturday, and we invite you to join us via live-stream!
Read MoreThere are many signs that autumn has arrived at the monastery. Some, like changing trees and leaf-strewn paths, are universal; others, such as postulant veils flying in the wind, are more unique to the cloister!
Read MoreThe Church just celebrated All Saints’ Day on November 1st, and we as Passionists have many holy men and women in Heaven to honor and celebrate! Among these is our Blessed Dominic Barberi, a 19th-century missionary to England who received St. John Henry Newman into the Catholic Church.
Read MoreOnce we have faithfully supplied what little we can to feed our lamp, then we can “sleep” with confidence that our Father will provide for us in the midst of our weakness.
Read MoreWe have had one busy summer here at St. Joseph’s— so busy, in fact, that many of the monastery “happenings” haven’t ended up on the blog!
Read MoreOne of the most beautiful things about the religious life is community. We are not just coworkers or even friends living together — we are truly Sisters in the Lord, Sisters who share all of life’s joys and sorrows in a profound union of hearts.
Read More“You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind … you shall love your neighbor as yourself.” But what exactly is love?
Read MorePray a novena with us Oct. 26-Nov. 3, and join us virtually on Tuesday, October 27, 7:00-8:00 PM for our third and final live-streamed Holy Hour of Eucharistic Adoration to intercede for our upcoming national elections!
Read MoreGod can and does make use of everything and everyone in accomplishing His loving Will! St. Paul of the Cross often exhorted his spiritual directees to “take everything directly from the hands of a loving God.” Even in adverse circumstances, He is working for our good!
Read MoreThis October 7th, feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, St. Joseph’s Monastery marked 74 years of Passionist life in the Diocese of Owensboro —only one more year until our Diamond Jubilee!
Read MoreWith the help of some masks, social distancing measures, and a lot of sanitizer — we were able to welcome five young women in person to our October vocation retreat!
Read MoreWe as Passionists treasure these final exhortations of St. Paul of the Cross, and it is our hope that they will likewise inspire each of you.
Read MoreOn a personal level, how does one rekindle a desire to receive our Sacramental Lord? Perhaps the key lies not so much in looking at ourselves as looking at Him.
Read MoreThe First Reading from Ezekiel and the Gospel from Matthew have the same overarching message: God sees us as we are, not as we were.
Read MoreJoin us virtually on Tuesday, September 29, 7:00-8:00 PM for the second of three live-streamed Holy Hours of Eucharistic Adoration to intercede for our upcoming national elections!
Read MoreThe Apostles themselves are certainly the first “laborers in the vineyard,” yet they must not for that reason consider themselves superior. They must, rather, be prepared to rejoice in God’s equal generosity with those who are not called to such strenuous labors on behalf of the Kingdom of God.
Read MoreArriving in mailboxes around the country this week, our Summer 2020 newsletter is a whopping 16 pages full of news, reflections, and — most of all — HOPE.
Read MoreWriting as he is to potential martyrs, the Apostle wants to instill in them – and in us! – what the saints have often called “holy indifference.” That is, we can be at peace and even joyful in both good and bad circumstances, since we see in all of them the will of our Heavenly Father Whom we trust with all our hearts.
Read MoreBirdwatching is a favorite hobby of many of our Sisters, and we have recently been watching some courses about these amazing creatures. God’s handiwork is marvelous in our little “feathered friends!”
Read MoreOur Sister Cecilia Maria was interviewed today as a part of the Institute on Religious Life’s ongoing Facebook Live series. Click on over to the IRL Facebook page and listen to her speak on the Triumphs and Sorrows of the Cross!
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