Spring here at the Monastery has been peaceful, joyful and full of life! The Easter Season is speeding by at an alarming rate! We always make note, with a smile, how quickly Easter flies by, but how Lent marches on with a slow (and sometimes grueling) rate! We hope you enjoy the photos in this [...]
To catch you up with some of the goings on here at Our Lady of Solitude, enjoy a few Easter photos. Also below them you will find a slideshow of May Crowning photos from May 11th! It was a beautiful day, honoring Our Lady with a crowning, songs, and an act of consecration - as [...]
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 [...]
“Always stay close to this Heavenly Mother, because she is the sea to be crossed to reach the shores of Eternal Splendor.” -St. Pio After Mass on Sunday, May 13th, we had our first May Crowning in the new Chapel. It was a simply wonderful event to Honor our Mother Mary. About 25 children participated [...]
St. Joseph did not hesitate to surrender to God's call, which is always a risk and a leap forward to a promise not fully known, requiring a courage perhaps not easily felt. In his hidden life in Nazareth, St. Joseph lived the most privileged intimacy with God. (from Fr. Donald Haggerty)Seven years ago today, [...]
