In mid-September, the normally black-and-white world of our monastery got a little splash of color - we were visited by two Handmaids of the Precious Blood from New Market, TN!
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Our recent October Vocation Retreat brought four wonderful young women from all around the US to St. Joseph Monastery.
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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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The Institute on Religious Life (IRL) recently rolled out a redesigned version of their website devoted to promotion of contemplative vocations, CloisteredLife.com.
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The Passionist Fathers are gearing up for the Tricentenary of the founding of Passionist Congregation’s male branch, and as part of their preparations they teamed up with EWTN on the production of a new, original documentary-drama film on the life of our Holy Founder!
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In our sharing today we picked up the pace, discussing the last three Letters to the Churches.
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During her time in Lucca, Italy, Sr. Mary Agnes had the opportunity to visit Rome for a few days to see some of the major site, especially those which were dear to our Holy Founder, Saint Paul of the Cross.
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We began our sharing today by noting the interesting connection between Christ’s praise of the Thyatiran church and His criticism of it. These Christians are clearly fervent, and their faith is alive and growing. However, this personal holiness is not enough.
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The last days of Summer are dwindling away, so it’s an excellent time to look back over the past few months with gratitude for the many blessings God has bestowed on us.
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Fr. Austin Dominic Litke, OP (Province of St. Joseph) gave us a series of conferences on the Fathers of the Church, especially focusing on their interpretations of the Psalms.
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Today’s sharing opened with some thoughts about the city of Pergamum itself.
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Today’s discussion centered on Our Lord’s beautiful words of encouragement to the persecuted Church in Smyrna.
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The Western Kentucky Catholic, newspaper for our local Diocese of Owensboro, recently ran an article featuring Mother Catherine Marie's new call to service in Italy.
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Join us on Saturday, Sept 15, Feast of Our Mother of Sorrows, for a Holy Hour of Reparation to atone for the sins of sexual abuse and cover-up and to ask God’s healing for all abuse victims.
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Almost three months have flown by since Mother Catherine Marie was welcomed as the superior of the Monastero/Santuario di Santa Gemma in Lucca, Italy!
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Today’s discussion began right at the heart of this passage: “Yet I hold this against you: you have lost the love you had at first.” (Rev. 2:4) Now that’s a verse that calls us all to examine ourselves!
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Here's a proven formula to get a party going in a monastery.
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Today we shared our study and reflection on the Book of Revelation, Chapter one. After all, where better to begin a Scripture study than at the very end of the Bible?
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Summer brings all sorts of outdoor jobs to the monastery
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