St. Scholastica Monastery

Catholic Schools Week

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:54:53 +0000

Sister Lisa Maurer, OSB, of St. Scholastica Monastery joined local Catholic Schools in celebrating Catholic Schools Week. Sister Lisa gave three presentations to the elementary schools students at Holy Rosary Catholic School in Duluth and three to the students of St. Joseph Catholic School in Grand Rapids. . . .

Sister Ann Marie Wainright – Always in the Mind of God

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:49:09 +0000

. . . It was a sight I had seen many times, but this time it was different. I was able to still see the smoke, dispersed in the air like an invisible . . .

Sister Mary Catherine Shambour – World Day of Consecrated Life

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:35:18 +0000

Each year on the Sunday closest to the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, the universal Church celebrates and gives thanks for those men and women who have responded to God's call and have become . . .

When a Gift Is not a Gift

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:19:10 +0000

One day I was surprised to find an Old Testament passage which seemed to deal with a very down to earth practice: “Give to the most High as God has given to you, generously, according to your means” (Sirach 35:9). I was also puzzled . . .

Reading the Holy Rule of St. Benedict

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:46:10 +0000

Sister Edith Bogue leads a group of Oblates, men and women dedicated to living according to the Rule of St. Benedict. They will follow the Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery in reading the entire Holy Rule throughout this year. Sister Edith writes an Oblate blog and she meets with the group once a month. She invited our web site DuluthBenedictines.org to share with our readers some of the journey they are taking. . . .

Online Donations Now Available

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:06:12 +0000

The Development and Public Relations department of St. Scholastica Monastery is pleased to announce to our Pathways and web site readers that our web site DuluthBenedictines.org is now offering the convenience of online donations. At the present time . . .

CSS Centennial Kickoff Begins with Prayer of Blessing

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:26:32 +0000

On Thursday, January 26, the College of St. Scholastica held the kick-off for is its year-long centennial celebration of the founding of the College in 1912 by the Benedictine Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery. Sister Lois Eckes, Prioress of the St. Scholastica Monastic Community began the hour-long jubilant gathering with prayer. . . .

Stories that Feed Our Imagination

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:56:47 +0000

Of all the stories told in Sacred Scripture, I am convinced no one can tell a fish story like St. John (Jn. 21:11). Perhaps I enjoy him so much is because he brings back a childhood ritual planted firmly in my memory—that of my mother . . .

Sister Ann Marie Wainright – Caution: Peaceful Place Ahead

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:00:02 +0000

When I first visited St. Scholastica Monastery in 2008 to discern a vocation as a Benedictine sister with this Community, I remember being quite taken by how beautiful and peaceful it was. Nothing symbolized this more than the Peace Doors.

Three years later that message of peace has been changed dramatically . . .

Sister Ann Marie Wainright – The Humble Glance of God

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:06:51 +0000

I sat in a chair placed at an angle to the crèche scene. I moved it to the center to be better able to view Mary looking at Baby Jesus, and Baby Jesus looking at Mary. When I returned to the crèche hours later, the chair was at an angle once more rather than in the center where I placed it. Sitting in the chair at its angular position, my gaze . . .

Breaking Out of Bondage

admin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:00:50 +0000

We, both as a society and as individuals, need tools for getting out of bondage. Who? Me? Us? What kind of bondage could we possibly be in? For starters, how about our daily media which, by the evils it presents as possibly happening to us, can plunge us in the prison of fear. . .

Community Receives New Postulant

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:30:11 +0000

In the Initial Formation Rite of Entry as a Postulant on January 6, 2012, the Community received Paule Barbeau as their newest Benedictine postulant. Having completed the affiliate stage . . .