Devotion to the Sacred Heart should bring us to a life of intimate union with Jesus who, we know, is truly present and living in the Eucharist. The two devotions — to the Sacred Heart and to the Eucharist — are closely connected. They call upon one another and, we may even say, they require [...]
Sr. Marie Andre's Exhortation at the Clothing Ceremony of Sr. Augusta Mary of Our Lady of Grace on June 6th, 2015 Many people have questions about this life and they often don’t understand what we do or why we do it! The interior apostolate (the contemplative life which we live here as cloistered nuns) CAN [...]
OK - I have 2 confessions to make: 1.) It's been a really long time since I've posted either a blog or a book review. No excuses...just a promise to TRY to be more regular with contributions :) I wanted to get this review posted for St. Francis' Feast Day on Oct. 4th...Can anyone tell [...]
What does it mean to be 'blessed' (makarioi in Greek)? To be blessed means to be happy. Tell me: Do you really want to be happy? In an age when we are constantly being enticed by vain and empty illusions of happiness, we risk settling for less and 'thinking small' when it comes to the [...]
On June 22nd, we celebrated the Solemnity of Corpus Christi (enjoy the lil' video of pics from our Eucharistic Procession below). The first reading for the Solemnity is taken from Deuteronomy 8: Remember how for forty years now the LORD, your God, has directed all your journeying in the desert, so as to test you [...]
Also, please save the date for the following events: May Crowning at Our Lady of Solitude after Mass on Sunday, May 11th at 10 a.m. All children under 15 are welcome to bring a flower for Our Lady. After Mass, the children will process up to the statue of Mary with their flowers. Our Lady [...]
This blog post is long in coming. Life got rather busy! I have 2 blog posts started (according to the subjects requested in recent comments) - and I promise they are coming (one post on dryness in prayer and another on our identity as 'woman' - and living that out in the Church). Thanks for [...]
Christmas is coming quickly! We are already well into the 2nd Week of Advent! Wondering what to get for the person who has everything? Looking for a gift like...nun-other? :) We have a few ideas: 1.) GIFT REGISTRATION for the Desert NUN RUN: Got an athlete in the family? A runner? A walker? Register [...]
Love. I've been slowly making my way through The Hidden Life from the Collected Words of Edith Stein. Quite uncharacteristically and quite providentially, I actually read the editor's introduction. And I came across a lil' gem: Edith Stein possessed this gift that Gabriel Marcel appropriately calls 'creative fidelity,' which means making ourselves interiorly open and [...]
Fr. John Auther praying the Litany of Loretto after the May Crowning, 2013 I enjoy reading all of Pope Francis' homilies, his talks, EVERYTHING! But I must admit, that - thus far - my favorite is the homily he gave at Sts Elizabeth and Zechariah Parish in Rome. His homily was particularly directed [...]
