We share a few thoughts and meditations as we get ready to start the season of Advent and a new Liturgical year.
In WEBSITE NEWS many suggestions for spiritual reading and show samples of some of our new Christmas card designs.
In COMMUNITY NEWS thank God for the blessing of the new building and share some pictures from our daily work. Read more…
A very happy feast day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel to you all! As we celebrate this great day we remember some important lessons about the Scapular; “We can truly say that the garment of grace was woven by the blessed hands of Mary, who day by day, moment by moment, gave herself entirely, in union with her Son, for our salvation... She has cooperated in the obtaining the garment of our eternal salvation, the wedding garment in which we shall enter the banquet hall of heaven.”
In WEBSITE NEWS we are happy to see that devotion to the Brown Scapular is spreading, in fact we can no longer keep up with the orders! But we have a solution for this happy problem.
In COMMUNITY NEWS we share pictures and stories from moving into the new building, as well as the other projects which have kept us so busy the past few months! Read more…
We are entering the last and most intense part of Lent, Passiontide. In this newsletter we continue the theme of detachment, only this time from the point of view of Poverty. We discuss both the vow taken by religious, our own practices and customs, as well as the virtue as it is meant to be practiced by all.
In WEBSITE NEWS we announce the launch of our new website and share some of the things that have changed.
In COMMUNITY NEWS we celebrate the Feast of St. Joseph with special thanksgiving – thanksgiving for the conclusion of both the website and new building projects. Read more…
Time passes and here we are at the beginning of the sacred season of Lent! Often we receive emails asking about Lent: "Dear Sisters, what should I do for Lent? But outside of the Penances we do, there is God’s plan for our souls: His Providential arrangement for each soul, in all that He sends in the way of pain, inconvenience, annoyance, misunderstanding, disappointment, frustration, regret - troubles and problems of all kinds. Rather than active suffering, these afflictions require more passive suffering. We discuss one of St. John’s lesser known writing “The Precautions,” and the detachment that he recommends.
In WEBSITE NEWS we give the history behind the St. Benedict Crucifix which has become known as the Happy Death Crucifix. We also give suggestions for good Lenten reading and an update on our new website.
In COMMUNITY NEWS we give an update on our new building project and share with you some stories and pictures. We hope to move in soon! Read more…
As we celebrate this, our patronal feast, we are happy to announce that our new building is finished; we only have the work of furnishing it and installing cabinets. We are also continuing to develop our website to offer more sacramental. Read More….
Once again, we greet you during a holy season, a time of special graces, the blessed season of Lent. Let us recall some of the reasons for our penances and fasts and also remember how the Holy Mother Church instructs us to do penances, almsgiving, fasting, and prayer.
We celebrated with great happiness the Simple Profession of Vows of our senior novice. We are continuing to receive vocation inquiries from around the world are still working on our new edition. Read More….
A time-honored and holy custom of Advent is the family Advent wreath. We discuss the meaning behind this Catholic sacramental and how to use it.
The building progress has continued and we are looking forward to an upcoming clothing. One adventure was moving the very heavy outdoor Saint Joseph statue to a more prominent place in the garden. The construction men were happy to help us move St. Joseph to his new home! Read More….
This is the month of the Rosary we take a few moments to speak about the value of this important sacramental.
We also give an update on our building project, which is much needed to house our new vocations. Read More….
Our building project is coming along slowly but surely, and we are grateful it will be finished soon. Our community has grown by two, as we celebrated both a clothing and profession ceremony in the past few months.
Who becomes a Sister? Our answer is that God calls and draws all sorts! The Sisters come from a variety of backgrounds and have a multitude of different personalities. The wonderful thing is to see how Our Lord blends and uses all these personalities and talents for His greater honor and glory. And you would be amazed at how adept He is at that! Read More….
In this month of St. Joseph, we ask aid in adding an edition to our Monastery to house the many young vocations who wish to give themselves to God. Please consider making a donation to this great cause. Read More….