Benedictine Explorers ...by Sr. Paz
I am playing with the idea of offering a Benedictine immersion program at St. Placid Priory. I envision young Christian women learning about the Benedictine way of life. Praying and working like one of us. Living in an inter-generational environment, focused on spiritual and personal growth. I would call it the cave of diversity. Where women of different ages and cultures, for the love of Christ, live together, praying and working to become better humans.
A Late Vocation: “Always we begin again”
The word vocation comes from the Latin word “vocatio," and it means to call; a vocation is a calling. In our time, it has come to mean specifically a calling to religious life but in Latin it is any occupation that someone is called to, has a gift for, or desires to do. But I think there are three parts to any vocation. Sister Anna-Camille, OSB There is the “vocatio”--the call.
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Following the Footsteps of St. Benedict
From May 8 to May 18, three Benedictine Novices, Dorothy Herring, Sonja Weber and I, were at the Novice and Director Institute (NADI) retreat at Sacred Heart Monastery in Cullman, Alabama. This retreat was part of our preparation for Initial Monastic Profession. We had a very tight schedule.
