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Prayers for Eden is the title of the art exhibit of work by Marce Wood that will be held at The College of St. Scholastica for three days, December 8, 9, and 10. The opening reception takes place on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Read more . . .
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Back to top. . . Half aware of my surroundings while half absorbed in prayer, I caught sight of a small black butterfly. It landed on a rock in the path, gently fanning its wings a couple times before resting in the stillness of the moment. . . .
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Back to topOn a recent morning I went out with camera in hand, intent to capture some of the beauty I beheld. I wanted to photograph the tiny, glistening dewdrops on each slender blade of grass. I am . . .
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Back to topPrayer is individual because, of its essence, it is relationship between God and the individual, but it also draws us into communal prayer, representing all of creation . . .
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Back to topThis is a favorite scripture of mine which comes to mind particularly during this Easter season, especially as the waters are rushing down hills and mountains into the lakes and rivers, and as spring is trying to break forth . . .
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Back to topI need reminders of the Lenten season and what it means to me. Fortunately there are helps surrounding me. As I enter the chapel, I see the African milk-tree, also known as the cathedral cactus. I don’t get too close to it because . . .
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Back to topOn October 20, 2011, Sisters and friends gathered in the Monastery Garden Court for a ceremony to bless two newly planted Honeycrisp apple trees. These trees were donated to the Monastery by . . .
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Back to topI couldn’t stay focused on the Scripture readings in my morning meditation today. Instead I sat transfixed gazing at our autumn hillside, ablaze in colors spotlighted by the morning sunlight. . . .
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Back to topWe are the fragrance of Christ. Certainly this statement can be made about the white and varied shades of purple lilacs that have adorned our chapel as well as our gardens and pathways during this season.
Yet St. Paul also says that we are a fragrance of Christ to God (2 Corinthians 2:15). Those are such . . .
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Back to top“It’s no use…you’ll never get all the root up. It will come back next year.”
One of our expert gardener Sisters was relaying the story of another Sister who once expended an enormous amount of energy trying to dig up dandelion roots . . .
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Back to topDuring a recent hike along Split Rock River, my companion and I began to feel a little confused. The trail was taking longer than expected . . .
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