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Schola
The choir at Saint Benedict’s Monastery is a “schola.” “Schola” is short for Schola Cantorum, the Latin term for a school or group of people who join together to learn and sing ecclesial chant, the song of the church. It … Continue reading
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Saint John’s Abbey Christmas Tree
I just had to post this wonderful video of the Christmas tree being pulled through the doors of the Great Hall at Saint John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota, five miles up the road. The monks cut down a giant tree … Continue reading
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Gaudete Sunday
The crowds asked John the Baptist,“What should we do?”He said to them in reply,“Whoever has two cloaksshould share with the person who has none. And whoever has food should do likewise.”Even tax collectors came to be baptized and they said … Continue reading
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Monastery Blog
The monastery has launched a blog, with eight Sisters signed on to write once a month (one is on for the fifth Tuesday of the month, so really there are two holes in the schedule if we want every Tuesday and Thursday covered). … Continue reading
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Nuns: No Regrets
Last week someone was telling me about what happened in her small group in an Abnormal Psychology class at the College of Saint Benedict. They were looking at diagnostic tests, first Rorschachs and then those pictures where you create a … Continue reading
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Nuns and Justice
The New York Times continues to have pieces in support of Catholic nuns in America. I presume they’re getting a large number of letters and editorials on the subject by people whose lives are positively affected by Sisters across the … Continue reading
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Nuns in America (2)
The National Catholic Reporter has done a great job of covering the Apostolic Visitation of women religious in the U.S. and of being clear, articulate and also challenging the Visitation. They have had gifted columnists writing, including editor Tom Fox, … Continue reading
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Nuns in America on NPR
On Tuesday, Talk of the Nation, the afternoon call-in show on National Public Radio, aired a half-hour story rooted in the Apostolic Visitation of American nuns. To listen to the show, click here. I have to say when I heard … Continue reading
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Viral, part 2
I think I might have taken the wrong approach on that last entry. It is amazing to me that a video or blog entry can travel around the globe and be read/watched by a million people in the course of … Continue reading
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Viral
I send out press releases, and you never know what will “have legs” as a story. One harmless announcement we sent out was for a CD of polka music by two nuns, “Sisters in Sync,” recorded at a local studio. … Continue reading
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