The Sunday Gospel was close to home for this week, as one of the nuns recently found herself in the shoes of the lady seeking the lost coin in the Gospel passage.
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Recently, we decided to test out some new sturdy lawn chairs from a generous friend, and had some fun in the process…
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Last week, the Holy Name Retreat Center Board of Directors made their way from Houston, TX to our Retreat House.
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Today (August 30, 2019) at 5pm(ET)/4pm(CT), our Sr. Cecilia Maria will be interviewed by Fr. Robert McTeigue, SJ on his radio show, The Catholic Current. To listen to their discussion of Passionist life and its relevance in the world today, tune in to The Station of the Cross.
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Each year, the summer brings us an array of exciting events. The Feast of the Assumption, our American Independence Day, the onslaught of cicadas and near-weekly thunderstorms…but perhaps foremost among them is The Great Fridge Clean.
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Our Postulant has been acting a little odd lately…
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We recently updated our horarium - here is our new public prayer schedule!
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If you could eavesdrop on the monastery Arts & Crafts room some Saturday afternoon, you might hear something a little different from our customary work silence…
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Miss a step? Review the 7 Stages of Discernment all in one place.
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August’s bright and sunny arrival has brought us a welcome gift - loads of corn from a dear friend of the community!
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Stage 7: Moral Certitude - Stage 7 is not really a stage of discernment so much as an end to discernment. This woman is no longer asking God if she should become a nun; rather, she has achieved moral certitude that this is God’s will for her.
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The 4th of July brought our customary Independence Day gaudeamus. It was a joyful day of fraternal fellowship and celebration of our country’s heritage of freedom.
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Stage 6: Consistent Peace - Stage 6 of discernment can be associated with the period of the novitiate. This woman has been in monastic formation for two to four years and has grown tremendously in faith, prayer, knowledge, and generosity.
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Stage 5: Monastery Discernment - Stage 5 can be associated with the time of aspirancy (sometimes called pre-postulancy) and postulancy, the first two to four years of monastic formation.
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From June 23-25, we held our customary 40 Hour devotions.
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Stage 3.5 - When In Doubt…: A woman sometimes reaches a point of discernment where she simply does not know what to do next. She is between stage 3 and stage 4 and seems to have reached a stalemate.
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June brought two young women to attend our vocation retreat.
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The past week and a half has been replete with feasting! (And yes, sometimes nuns eat pizza.)
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Stage 4: Discernment Shift - A woman in this stage is moving quickly towards surrender and resignation to the will of God.
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We were recently blessed to have a seminarian on retreat here, and were touched when he shared a poem he wrote as he reflected upon the Passionist contemplative life. With his permission, we share those musings with you!
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