This neighborhood is really starting to go downhill…we were once again the victims of street artists on a chalking spree!
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The hymns of praise we have been reading in our community scripture study of the book of Revelation inspired us to anticipate the worship of heaven with a Sunday afternoon “Praise and Worship Hour.”
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As we start our Novena for our Holy Founder’s feast day, we renew our perseverance in prayer!
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Summer brings all sorts of outdoor jobs to the monastery
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When each nun in our community received the holy Passionist habit, she also received her religious name and a devotional title. However, aspirant Theresa had an entertaining thought - what if titles were job descriptions?
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Today we share with you the lyrics and cast photo of our very serious, wild-west-meets-cloistered-nuns production, Go On the Plane. Hope you enjoy!
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The Lenten season of spiritual warfare fought with the weapons of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, is almost at an end. But one recent afternoon...some of our nuns were reminded of a very different sort of war...
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It is good to fast for several reasons. We are strengthening our wills so that we don’t just give into every craving of our bodies. We are also acknowledging the primacy of the spiritual dimension. Life is not just about food and material pleasures. Fasting ultimately is meant to raise our minds and hearts above earthly cares and turn them to God.
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One misty November Sunday, we were astonished to see a pair of vandals in our cloister courtyard. Armed with a pack of Crayola chalk, aprons, and jackets, they braved the bitter chill and waning light just to leave their mark on our patio concrete. Perhaps such hooligans are commonplace on busy New York City streets, but in the Western Kentucky wilderness, it was a shock.
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