Holy Week & Easter Schedule Palm Sunday Mass - 9 a.m. Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper - 5 p.m. Good Friday Stations of the Cross - 11 a.m.* Celebration of the Passion of the Lord - 3 p.m. Holy Saturday** (Devotion to Our Lady of Solitude) - 9 a.m.* Easter Vigil Mass - [...]
Many moons ago, ASU students visited for day of discernment and prayer. I was able to make them a home-cooked lunch...namely Pumpkin Mac-n-Cheese. However, by the time they were ready for lunch, it had been sitting in the oven for quite some time and looked miserably dried out. But you gotta love college kids! True [...]
This week's meal "alms" is a real treat - a very monastic one at that! Soup and bread. It's a mainstay here. I'd say, if I have a specialty, it is soup! Perhaps I get that from my mom who makes the best bowl of soup in Pennsylvania! Lentil Lenten Chili Lent wouldn't be Lent [...]
Mother Marie Andre and Sr. Marie St. Paul's parents, Norman and Barbara Campbell, live in a wonderful retirement community (The Colonnade) in nearby Surprise AZ. We were delighted to welcome a large group from the Colonnade as they came for a visit and tour of Our Lady of Solitude. Enjoy these photos of the delightful [...]
Here is our 2nd Meatless Meal Plan Alms...We hope you enjoy it :) With the special St. Patrick's day dispensation for all the "Phoenix Pholk" from our beloved Bishop this year, I went back and forth as to whether I should post a "meat and potato" Irish recipe...OR...stick with the meatless meal plan. Since I [...]
In order to escape death, it is not enough to be in the king's house; Queen Esther cannot disown her race, she must labour to save it if she desires to secure her own safety." - Abbess Cecile Bruyere Reading through the book of Esther is moving on many levels...it's an intriguing story with the [...]
Several folks have asked me for some good, healthy meatless meal ideas from the Monastery for Lent this year! When it comes to eating meatless, we've got a wealth of recipe ideas - as we abstain from meat for the whole of Lent and Advent, as well as Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays the rest [...]
The 8th Annual Nun Run *Presented by Catholic Cemeteries and Funeral Homes of Phoenix* is just days away (have you registered yet?)...on March 4th, 2017 @ Kiwanis Park in Tempe AZ. This year, for the first time, we will also have a silent auction and raffle at the race venue. So even if you are [...]
It is that wonderful time of year when we host our largest fundraising event of the year: THE NUN RUN! 8th year running...on March 4th @ Kiwanis Park in Tempe...10K, 5K, 1mi, and Silent Auction. This year the Nun Run is presented by our title sponsors Catholic Cemeteries and Funeral Homes of Phoenix. A big [...]
