Stage 3: Assessment Period - A woman in stage 3 realizes that this attraction to religious life will not go away, even though she has tried to avoid it.
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After three days of extra prayer invoking the guidance of the Holy Spirit, the Capitulars cast their ballots on June 7, 2019 and chose the leadership of our community for the next three years.
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Sr. Marie Michael of the Holy Eucharist, CP, was called home to God June 19, 2019. Visitation will be held Friday, June 21, 2019, 3-7pm, with the Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday, June 22, 2019, 10am, all at St. Joseph Passionist Monastery.
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Stage 2: Latency Period - A woman in stage 2 has now been thinking about religious life for some time.
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Please pray with us for these very important intentions!
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I thought I would share with you the 7 Stages of Discernment that Fr. Brett A Brannen talks about in his book To Save A Thousand Souls: A Guide to Discerning a Vocation to Diocesan Priesthood.
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We are almost halfway through 2019, and what a year it has been!
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Today begins our second community retreat. We’re sure to see the Marys out marveling at the beauty of creation and praising the Creator!
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As Passionists worldwide continue to prepare for the 300th anniversary of the congregation’s foundation, the Passionist men have release a new issue of their Jubilaeum bulletin.
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Recently, The Western Kentucky Catholic, our local diocesan newspaper, ran an article on Mother Catherine Marie’s election as Mother President.
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Springtime is always lovely in Kentucky, and we always look forward to extra time out in God’s creation during retreat.
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Last weekend, the local newspaper featured an article on our monastery and retreat house!
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On this Octave day of Easter, we gathered to discuss the final session of our study on the Passion. Our topic was the Seven Last Words of Christ, a theme that has long inspired the devotion of Christian authors and mystics.
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As part of our Easter celebrations, we often have an Easter Egg hunt in the cloister courtyard.
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Photo highlights of our Holy Week celebrations!
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No sooner has Good Friday drawn to a close than Holy Mother Church begins to anticipate the Resurrection. Holy Saturday’s liturgy is rife with psalms that speak of the confident rest of the soul who trusts in the Lord.
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Few words are recorded of Christ during His Passion. Unjustly condemned, He does not speak out to defend Himself and argue His case. Mocked and abused, He does not return insult or protest the harsh treatment.
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When the Lord entered the Garden of Gethsemane, He left us the ultimate model of surrender to the Father’s will. The cross looming before His eyes, yet His filial love of the Father led Him to pray only that His Father’s will be accomplished.
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Today, as a fitting start to the holiest week of the year, we discussed Our Lord’s Way of the Cross and the Crucifixion.
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Jesus makes a triumphal entry into the city of Jerusalem, and yet in the midst of a splendid reception He is eminently humble. The note of humility resounds through the liturgy of Palm Sunday, in the prayers and in the scripture readings.
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