For all of us who desire to live these sacred days to the full, but especially for those who are unable to attend the full Holy Week services, here are some suggestions of how you might unite yourself with Jesus and Mary each day of this week …
Read MoreThe weekend of March 13-15 saw two young women joining us for a Lent-themed vocation retreat.
Read MoreThe monstrance is an eloquent symbol of our Blessed Mother, the woman of the Magnificat, whose whole being magnifies the Lord and shows Him forth to the world. But who supported and enabled her to do so, if not St. Joseph, with his humble service, his faithful love, his strong arms?
Read MoreJust a handful of news items from the past few months, plus some miscellaneous fun nun photos to brighten your Monday!
Read MoreSome months ago, one of our younger Sisters wrote a poem inspired by experiences she has had while ministering to some of our elder nuns. In it, she explores the theme of caregiving from the perspective of the Baptismal priesthood.
Read MoreAt 11:40 this morning, while the community was gathered around her in prayer, our dear Sr. Mary Magdalen was quietly gathered into the arms of the Good Shepherd to Whom she was espoused nearly 60 years ago.
Read More“The memory of the Passion of Jesus: make a corsage of all his pains and place it in the bosom of your soul, and let your soul be filled with holy love and sorrow.“
Read MoreIt’s almost Lent, and perhaps some of you are planning to give up or at least curtail your Internet usage for this season of fasting and prayer. If so - or even if not - we hope you’ll take the chance today or tomorrow to enjoy some Monastery Cat photos from the past year!
Read MoreFor the past 10+ years, the USCCB has been promising an updated English Breviary, so that priests, seminarians, religious men and women, and laypeople throughout the USA can begin praying their daily Divine Office in words that are more faithful to the original Latin text.
Read MoreWe live far enough to the south that it’s rare for snow to stick around for more than a few days. So the recent winter storm was an unusual opportunity for us to have a more “northern-type” winter experience!
Read More8 years ago, our friend Mary Shaffer spent some time on retreat at our monastery, praying, writing, and helping us to redesign our website. Recently, we were blessed to welcome her back to St. Joseph’s for one of our ongoing formation classes!
Read MoreLast year we asked you to storm Heaven for Paul Schuhmann, the brother of our Sr. Catherine Marie, who was diagnosed with advanced cancer.
Read MoreI prayed for a happy feast for you from the gentle Jesus during the novena and on the Holy Night from the holy altar. I did the same this morning for a Blessed New Year, in which I want you to be reborn every day in the Divine Word-Made-Man to a new life …
Read MoreTo round off our series of blog posts on Sr. Isabel Maria’s First Profession, we’re sharing the reflection that Sister wrote for her Profession Mass booklet. It’s a lovely meditation on the meaning of her Baptismal name, Holly, and we hope you find it as meaningful as we did!
Read MoreFrom all your Sisters at St. Joseph Monastery!
Read MoreFr. Jeff Stegbauer’s homily from Sr. Isabel Maria’s First Profession was so fantastic, we wanted to share it with you all!
Read MoreThis past Friday, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, was a day of great rejoicing here at St. Joseph Monastery as our novice, Sr. Isabel Maria of Jesus, My Eucharistic Spouse, professed the five vows of the Passionist Nuns in the hands of Mother Mary Veronica.
Read MoreYou may be familiar with the custom of blessing animals on October 4th, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi. This year, since the Lord has added two friendly felines to our number, we decided to hold our own little ceremony before Mass. After all, if any cats should be blessed, monastery cats certainly should!
Read MoreFive wonderful young discerners joined us for our annual Advent vocation retreat from November 28th-30th. Maria-Regina, Darby, Saliya, Sydney, and Kara shared our life of prayer, silence, and community recreation, while listening to talks about our Passionist life and the spiritual riches of this neglected liturgical season.
Read MoreThanksgiving is a time to lift our grateful hearts to God and delight in the gifts He has given us in such abundance, while remembering and lifting up in prayer those struggling with poverty, family strife, or grief during this season.
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