St. Scholastica Monastery » Blog http://duluthbenedictines.org Mon, 21 May 2012 20:32:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sister Lisa Maurer – Profession Thoughts – Part II In my last post I asked you to tell me what you wanted to know about my life, especially in terms of my anticipated Perpetual Profession.  Several people responded with a wide range of questions and I loved it!   Here I will tackle . . .

]]> http://duluthbenedictines.org/2012/05/21/sister-lisa-maurer-profession-thoughts-part-ii-8235/ Sister Ann Marie Wainright – Beckoned to Become a Beacon Lighthouses are powerful symbols of hope for us in the midst of the dark and stormy times of our lives. They remind us that even though we are groping along, trying to find our way, the Spirit of God is always present to us and ready to guide us like a beacon guides a ship home. . . .

]]> http://duluthbenedictines.org/2012/05/15/sister-ann-marie-wainright-beckoned-to-become-a-beacon/ Sister Lisa Maurer – Profession Thoughts Almost three years ago I made my First Monastic Profession.  During these three years experiencing life as a professed member of St. Scholastica Monastery, I have grown in my understanding  . . .

]]> http://duluthbenedictines.org/2012/05/09/sister-lisa-maurer-profession-thoughts/ Sister Ann Marie Wainright – The Transformed Life . . . In God’s Good Time It’s springtime here at the Monastery…or at least it’s trying to be!  Duluth weather and the “lake effect” say otherwise sometimes: springtime warmth in February, snow in March, and rain in April.  Most of the trees . . .

]]> http://duluthbenedictines.org/2012/05/03/sister-ann-marie-wainright-the-transformed-life-in-gods-good-time/ Where Do You Find Jesus? For me one of the most compelling characters of the Easter story is Mary Magdalene.  I have always been drawn to the Easter morning story which recounts her discovery that Jesus’ body is missing.  

Even though there are not a lot of details that tell us what she is thinking or feeling . . .

]]> http://duluthbenedictines.org/2012/04/29/where-do-you-find-jesus/ Earth Day and Benedictine Stewardship Earth Day is celebrated every April and reminds us to be aware and appreciative of our earth’s natural environment and what we can do to protect Mother Earth.  This day reminds me of stewardship which has been a Benedictine value for over 1500 years. . . .

]]> http://duluthbenedictines.org/2012/04/26/earth-day-and-benedictine-stewardship/ Sister Ann Marie Wainright – Stick Together . . . Do sheep possess particular qualities that Jesus wanted his followers to identify with and deepen in?  And why were sheep to be separated from goats (Matt. 25:31-33)? . . .

]]> http://duluthbenedictines.org/2012/04/18/sister-ann-marie-wainright-stick-together/ Sister Jeanne Ann Weber – I Have Come That You May Have Life, Life to the Full! This is a favorite scripture of mine which comes to mind particularly during this Easter season, especially as the waters are rushing down hills and mountains into the lakes and rivers, and as spring is trying to break forth . . .

]]> http://duluthbenedictines.org/2012/04/13/sister-jeanne-ann-weber-i-have-come-that-you-may-have-life-life-to-the-full/ St. Augustine of Hippo – Sing Alleluia! I trust I will not weary you if I mention what you know already:  that we say ALLELUIA daily and that we take delight in it daily.  For you know that ALLELUIA means “Praise God,” and by this . . .

]]> http://duluthbenedictines.org/2012/04/08/st-augustine-of-hippo-sing-alleluia/ Sister Lisa Maurer – See the Light Holy Week has begun.  It is the busiest and holiest week of the Church Year.  It is a week of highs and lows, of cheers and jeers, of crowds and loneliness, of saints and sinners.  There is a bit of everything in Holy Week. . . .

]]> http://duluthbenedictines.org/2012/04/03/sister-lisa-maurer-see-the-light/ Sister Ann Marie Wainright – Signs of Resurrection . . . Often when faced with a cross, we become emotionally and physically overwhelmed by the Passion and Death aspects.  We forget that a resurrection is hidden mysteriously within every cross of our human lives. . . .

]]> http://duluthbenedictines.org/2012/03/30/sister-ann-marie-wainright-signs-of-resurrection/ Sister Lisa Maurer – In the Light of the Gospels ". . . I am called not just to know the Gospel, but to be the Gospel:  to be a living Gospel – a unique and particular embodiment of the Good News to all whom I encounter."  -Michael Casey

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