Save the Date
Save the Date for the Solemnity of St. Francis of Assisi!Also, in preparation for his Solemnity, we will be praying a Novena for St. Francis which begins on September 23rd.
Preparing to Celebrate Saint Clare of Assisi
[We invite you to join us as we begin the Novena of St. Clare on Aug. 2nd and to join us, as well, on Aug. 10th and 11th as we celebrate her Solemnity. Scroll down for details] Lately I have been considering how Our Holy Mother Clare responded when Saracens threatened to invade the [...]
Sr. Mary Brigid of the Good Shepherd
On the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, Angelle Damare was invested in the Holy Habit and received her new name: Sr. Mary Brigid of the Good Shepherd. We hope you enjoy these video highlights of the beautiful day! Also, we wanted to share Rev. Mother Marie Andre's powerful exhortation on this occasion - just [...]
Video from Sr. John-Mark’s Profession
Enjoy this video from Sr. John-Mark's Perpetual Profession on December 12th, 2016! It was a most glorious day as evidenced in the photos! A special word of thanks to John Bering for the glorious photos! And another word of thanks to the wonderful folks at Papercastle Records for providing the beautiful and moving music (Starlight [...]
Grateful and Longing Hearts
You turkeys! We were blessed to have Fr. Bob Reddy from Canada and Sr. Genevieve, OSB join us for our Thanksgiving festivities! A belated happy Thanksgiving to you! We hope your day was filled with much joy, as was ours. Thanksgiving gives us a great opportunity to reflect with gratitude on [...]
Strong Fathers
I grew up in the pre-cell phone era, when we never quite knew when my dad was going to get home from work. When did he leave the office, how was the city traffic, etc. etc.? these were questions I asked each and every night! I would watch the clock and listen attentively for [...]
Gift and Mystery
"I am often asked, especially by young people, why I became a priest. Maybe some of you would like to ask the same question. Let me try briefly to reply. I must begin by saying that it is impossible to explain entirely. For it remains a mystery, even to myself. How does one explain the [...]
A Day to Remember
Saturday, March 10th - the 3rd Annual Nun Run 2012 - was a day to remember! From beautiful weather to the 1,135 participants, the day was perfect from START to FINISH.Jeff Fuentabella - our faithful photographer - uploaded his 1100 photos.Be sure to check them out:Nun Run 2012 Photos, Part INun Run 2012 Photos, Part [...]
The Sisters are HOME!
To all of you who viewed EWTN's Life on the Rock...didn't the Sisters do a wonderful job! We're so proud of them. Miss the Show? No worries...here's a link to watch on EWTN's YouTube channelWe had a wonderful response from the show - over 2500 hits on the website in 2 days! It actually overloaded [...]
Though miles apart…
As mentioned in the previous blog, Sr. Marie Andre and I recently traveled to Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Hanceville AL for a formation conference. Traveling in the middle of January is always a little dangerous with winter weather. However, when you are traveling from Arizona to Alabama, you just don't give it [...]