Celebrating Vietnamese Tết Festival... by Hieu Pham Dang
Vietnamese New Year landed on February 17 this year. The weather of spring time is in the air, and Sister Angela and Sister Paz took me to the Tết festival at the Vietnamese Martyrs Parish in Tukwila. Hieu with Sr. Angela and Sr. Paz outside the Vietnamese Martyrs Church, Tukwila This event brings back many of my childhood memories.
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Welcoming and Being Welcomed ...by Sr. Dorothy
In our lives as Benedictines, we are privileged to offer hospitality to many people—retreatants, friends, family, our Oblate members, and others. In most cases this can be hospitality to guests who stay for day or two, perhaps a week or two. We enjoy providing a quiet place for those who wish to rest, reflect and pray. We also benefit from having new faces at our table—those guests who wish to eat and talk with us.
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Discovering Benedictine Life... by Sr. Paz
The Benedictine Explorers program started on June 23 and continued through August 16. This program was designed to offer an opportunity for discerners to have a deep monastic experience. It is amazing to observe the many ways God is calling diverse women to religious life. During this time four young Christian women followed their call and experienced the Benedictine way of life.
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Of Hidden Treasures ...by Sr. Laura
Notre Dame's famous "Touchdown Jesus" Wonder what we might be holding in our archives? The archives of other Congregations of women? This younger generation of scholars began to discover that we hold hidden treasures (of the kind scholars appreciate), just about when Congregations were beginning to merge and even to conclude.
Being Baobab ...by Sr. Julian
The Baobab tree is often referred to as the ‘Tree of Life. ’ This tree has an amazing ability to store rain water. The tree’s tall trunk (some can reach even 100 feet) can hold thousands of gallons of water. Baobabs are able to store 650 litres of water per cubic meter of tree.
Art ...by Sr. Monika
It seems there is unending debate among artists and critics about what is “art. ” Lots of articles and books have been written on this topic. Another topic is about what art is for. Is it simply to beautify the wall in a house? Is it to make something “saleable?” Or is it deeper than that. Artists appoach their projects in many and various ways. One way is to ask a question.
Mission to the Border ...by Sr. Paz
Benedictine Sisters ministering at the border May 19 through 30, nine Benedictine sisters from different Monasteries around the United States joined Benedictine Sister Ursula in her ministry “Caridad de Corazón,” sponsored by the Benedictine Sisters of Boerne, in Eagle Pass, Texas.
Capybaras, God and the Power of Peace ...by Sr. Anna-Camille
I’ve been thinking about capybaras quite a bit lately. Ever since I first read about them and their gentleness and friendliness, I can’t get enough of them. If you aren’t familiar with them here are some of their vital statistics. They are a rodent, as it turns out they are the largest of the rodent family: weighing in at up to 174 pounds and growing to over 4 feet long.
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Aleluya! ...by Sr. Julian
“Aleluya” is Swahili for Alleluia. Our Tanzanian sisters are each an Aleluya! Our community recently had a reunion with Sisters Beatrice and Redemista of the Benedictine Sisters of St. Agnes, Chipole, Tanzania. This was an Alleluia for us! These two Sisters lived with us and attended school at nearby Saint Martin’s University, early this century. Sister Beatrice graduated and returned to Tanzania to serve in many ministries: teaching, congregation leadership, and formation. She currently serves as Prioress of St.
Benedictine Spiritual Support Group ...by Sr Paz
May 1 was the last meeting of our St. Martin’s Benedictine spiritual support group before final exams and the holidays. Benedictine spiritual support group is the way the students have renamed our Bible study group. I say our group, because I mean it, I am a member of the group which every Thursday now for two years has met at the St. Martin’s University Library. We do Lectio Divina with the coming Sunday Gospel.
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