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Sister Lisa Maurer

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 . . .

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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  . . .

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Where Do You Find Jesus?

by admin on April 29, 2012

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 . . .

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Sister Lisa Maurer – See the Light

by admin on April 3, 2012

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. . . .

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“. . . 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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In my nearly five years at St. Scholastica Monastery I have learned a lot.  One of the highlights has been getting to know Saint Benedict.  After all, until entering the Monastery all I knew about him was that he was the answer to every question on a Church History test that dealt with Western Monasticism.   We know powerful and holy things . . .

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