On Easter Sunday, some good friends (Cindi and Megan) attended morning Mass. Afterwards they handed me a small but VERY heavy gift bag. Cindi explained that the "potato heart blog post" that I wrote at the beginning of Lent touched her heart and inspired the gift. Since reading this post, Cindi set out on her [...]
Holy Week seems an odd time to post a look back at Nun Run 2018. I've hoped for the last 24 days to find the time to write this post...but, alas, even in our contemplative sphere life gets busy! But today, with a bit of time before me, I wanted to share some of [...]
This is just a quick post to encourage you this Lent: LET THE LORD LOVE YOU! Because there is really NOTHING that compares with His Love...when we just let Him love us! Here's a bit of proof: Each Ash Wednesday and Good Friday (and every Friday in Lent for that matter) for as long [...]
In 4th grade, I made it to the final round of our class spelling bee. Mr. McGee was wielding the spelling list like a sword, trying to take one of us down so as to proclaim a winner. But word after word, my opponent and I kept the spelling bee buzzing. Until... Mr. McGee [...]
Our second Desert Morning of Prayer is quickly approaching. Check out the brochure below for more info. Also we ask for your continued prayers for vocations to the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration of Our Lady of Solitude Monastery. It is such a beautiful way of life! - and we are so happy to have [...]
Here in our little desert oasis, during Advent and Christmastide, with joy we have followed the radiance of His Star to Bethlehem and there we remain, adoring the tiny Baby! It is not surprising that on that first Christmas even the heaven's shone forth a special light - a Christmas Star - guiding adorers [...]
Sr. John-Mark Maria recently captured this lovely photo Time flies! and no matter how much you pull against the leash...there's no stopping it! And so, somehow, we find ourselves at the end of October! It started out beautifully here at Our Lady of Solitude Monastery with the celebration of the Solemnity of [...]
We encourage all young ladies to come on out to Tonopah for this prayerful and joyful discernment morning on Saturday, October 7th - led by Fr. Benedict Mary, FHS. There will be a carpool leaving from Ss. Simon and Jude. Email Sr. Anthony Mary at the Office of Consecrated Life for more details and [...]
Recently my mom shared with me a cute little story about one of my young nieces. The story goes: The family was enjoying a day of swimming and fun in their pool with both sets of grandparents. Dinnertime came with the hopes of getting back in the pool afterward. However, dinner was longer than [...]
Sadly it's been awhile since we've posted a Reading Reverie Book Review...not because we aren't reading! - but because the days have been going by so quickly and have left little time for blogging! But a book has been making it's rounds in the Monastery and it's obvious that it is a MUST SHARE. The [...]
