Once again, we have to ask ourselves: Is Jesus really our first and only love, as we promised he would be when we professed our vows? Only if he is, will we be empowered to love, in truth and mercy, every person who crosses our path. For we will have learned from Jesus the meaning [...]
To you, who are at the beginning of the journey of life, I ask: have you thought about the talents that God has given you? Have you thought about how you can put them at the service of others? Don’t bury your talents! Bet on big ideals, those ideals that enlarge the heart, those ideals [...]
Got plans on Sunday, February 8th? Why not come on out to Our Lady of Solitude Chapel to celebrate the Year of Consecrated Life with us?!? The day begins with Holy Mass at 9 a.m. Following Mass there will be a light reception, meet and greet with the Nuns, and a unique tour of the [...]
Would you consider becoming little missionaries for our Monastery - and offering some hands on help to spread the good news about the Year of Consecrated Life and our Monastery?!? Here's our plea: We recently had some new vocation brochures printed, as well as having about 300 extra Year of Consecrated Life compendiums and some [...]
Epiphany House Blessing 2015 "By the example of the Magi, with our little lights, may we seek the Light.” - Pope Francis Over the years, I've found that the most popular question from a discerner to a vocation directress/director is: "What's your story?" Perhaps we might think that the most popular question might [...]
Today we had the great joy of welcoming Jennifer to our community. Having completed a 3 month candidacy earlier this year, she begins Postulancy today. Enjoy a few pics from the simple entrance ceremony that took place after Mass. (Click on the pic to view them larger). Postulancy denotes a preliminary period before entering the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I want to be an apostle like you, from the heart of my dear solitude. I want to work for the glory of God, and that means I MUST BE FILLED WITH HIM." (Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity, Letter to a priest, June 22, 1902) One of my duties is to go grocery shopping each [...]
On June 1, 2013, Pope Francis offered a reflection on the Visitation. Again, he chose three words to sum up Mary's attitude as she prepared to visit her cousin Elizabeth: LISTENING DECISION ACTION Pope Francis went on to say that these same words "show us the path before us of what the Lord asks of [...]
