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Sister Lisa Maurer – Profession Thoughts – Part II

admin — Mon, 21 May 2012 20:32:00 +0000

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 . . .

Sister Lisa Maurer – Profession Thoughts

admin — Wed, 09 May 2012 20:31:27 +0000

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 . . .

Where Do You Find Jesus?

admin — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:03:48 +0000

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 . . .

Sister Lisa Maurer – See the Light

admin — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:00:22 +0000

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. . . .

Sister Lisa Maurer – In the Light of the Gospels

admin — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:53:36 +0000

". . . 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

Sister Lisa Maurer – Getting to Know Benedict

admin — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:32:04 +0000

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 . . .

Sister Lisa Maurer – HANG ON!

admin — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 05:30:50 +0000

I venture to say that Lent is about hanging on. After all 40 days is a long time to maintain laser-like focus on conversion and whole-hearted faithfulness to our Lenten promises. (Come on now…be honest . . .

Sister Lisa Maurer – Out in the Desert

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:30:39 +0000

Out in the desert is one of the great themes of Lent. The Gospel reading for the first Sunday of Lent always finds Jesus in the desert, where for 40 days he fasted and was tempted. . . .

Sister Lisa Maurer – I Want a Burning Bush

admin — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:57:41 +0000

I think of the call of Moses often. In fact I refer to it quite regularly. When I am in a major discernment or I want to be sure of God’s presence, I often wish that God would give me an obvious sign . I want a burning bush! . . .

[ Above image from "Buisson ardent coupole1_m," Rvalette's photo of the mosaic of the burning bush located in Notre Dame de la Garde; thanks to Rvalette from Wikimedia Commons and to Ookaboo.com. Copyright license: cc-by-sa/3.0 ]

Sister Lisa Maurer – Happy Ordinary Time!

admin — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:15:44 +0000

What do you think of when you hear the word ordinary? The Encarta Dictionary defines ordinary as “not remarkable or special in any way, and therefore uninteresting and unimpressive.” . . .

Sister Lisa Maurer – No Loitering!

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:03:52 +0000

Did you notice that as we celebrated Christmas we were not allowed to loiter at the stable for very long? In fact the day after Christmas we had the commemoration of St. Stephen, the first martyr. Even the shepherds did not stay admiring the Newborn King very long. Scripture tells us that they “found the baby lying in the manger...they understood…made known the message…and went off glorifying and praising God.” . . .

Sister Lisa Maurer – The Word of God

admin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:06:26 +0000

Those of you who are regular readers of my blog installments may recall that this year I used the Jesse Tree to stimulate my Advent preparation. Well, I am happy to report that being a Jesse Tree Sort of Person brought me to enjoy a very blessed Advent leading me to experience a joyous Christmas and . . .