vocation

Thanksgiving and Celebration

By |2018-11-21T10:43:09-07:00November 21st, 2018|Nun News Blog|

"What would happen to the Church and the world without the beacons that signal the port to those who are lost on the high seas, without the torches that illuminate the dark night we are going through, without the sentinels announcing the new day when it is still night?" - Pope Francis, for Pro Orantibus [...]

Rosary Coast to Coast and October Photo Update

By |2018-10-06T15:38:34-07:00October 6th, 2018|Blog|

Join us at Our Lady of Solitude Monastery on Sunday, October 7th at 2 p.m. in the Portico as the Nuns pray the Rosary "to call upon God through the powerful intercession of Our Lady of the Rosary to heal our country and return it to Holiness." For more information about Rosary Coast to Coast [...]

Vocation Retreat and Resource

By |2018-05-17T10:48:23-07:00May 16th, 2018|Blog, Nun News Blog, Reading Reverie Book Reviews|

"Do no be afraid because great courage is required if we are to open the doors to Christ, if we are to let Christ enter into our hearts...Do not be afraid!  If you begin to lose courage, turn to Mary, Seat of Wisdom; with her at your side, you will never be afraid." - [...]

Desert Morning of Prayer

By |2022-03-21T14:46:08-07:00September 13th, 2017|Blog, Nun News Blog|

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 [...]

Video from Sr. John-Mark’s Profession

By |2016-12-29T13:56:33-07:00December 29th, 2016|Nun News Blog|

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 [...]

Radiant Bride of Christ

By |2016-12-13T18:40:35-07:00December 13th, 2016|Nun News Blog|

With high praise and thanksgiving to Almighty God, we are happy to share with you that on December 12, 2016, Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Sr. John-Mark Maria became a perpetually professed Poor Clare of Perpetual Adoration. Our much beloved Bishop Olmsted celebrated the Mass of Profession along with Bishop Nevares and over a [...]

Pro Orantibus Day

By |2015-11-21T17:36:10-07:00November 21st, 2015|Nun News Blog, Year of Consecrated Life|

Something else that Our Lady’s Presentation makes me think of is perseverance. In the evocative iconography associated with this feast, the Child Mary is shown moving away from her parents as she climbs the steps of the Temple. Mary does not look back and, in a clear reference to the evangelical admonition, she moves forward [...]

O Lord, I am Your Servant!

By |2015-09-06T06:50:59-07:00September 6th, 2015|Nun News Blog, Year of Consecrated Life|

One of the things that I love to meditate on are the many paradoxes of our Catholic faith, because they are not what they seem to be at first glance, and if you would understand them you must take the time to look more closely. Understanding paradoxes require a disposition like Our Lady who with [...]

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