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Last weekend Gary Louris and Mark Olson performed two shows in Minneapolis. Long ago they were the heart of the Jayhawks, a Minneapolis band at the center of the Americana scene. Mark Olson left the band, that struggled and never … Continue reading
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Ash Wednesday
OK. My world is now a world of dust. Scraping popcorn off the ceiling is not really a good idea. It looks great, but the rest of the house is a wreck. There’s certainly a parallel to Ash Wednesday in … Continue reading
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Oral Histories
In my job I am currently preparing for two things: the opening of this year’s exhibit at the Haehn Museum at Art and Heritage Place (a small history museum), and the Spring issue of Benedictine Sisters and Friends magazine (though … Continue reading
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Catholic Literature
I’m always interested in how people define “Catholic Literature.” I tried making a serious study of this question when I was a resident scholar for a year at the Collegeville Institute. Although I was raised a Catholic until 12, I … Continue reading
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Hospital Sisters
Today out snowshoeing I took poles. The wind has been blowing and the drifts are high– it was quite a trudge. As I walked I thought about Sister Colleen Haggerty. She was sitting in front of me in church this … Continue reading
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Doubt
Spoiler Alert: I’m not going to give anything away in this review/entry, but I also am not going to hide my “read” on the events portrayed in the film. So if you want to go into it with an open … Continue reading
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Cremation
(photo: All Souls Day at the Sisters’ cemetery, Saint Benedict’s Monastery)Another of the more well-known Sisters at the monastery died this week. Sister Nancy Hynes celebrated her Golden Jubilee, 50 years in community, this past summer. She was a strong … Continue reading
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Sacred Heart Chapel
Sometimes– quite often, in fact– I am astonished by the beauty of Sacred Heart Chapel at Saint Benedict’s Monastery where I work. I work on the first floor of the “Main Building” of the monastery, also known as “the Motherhouse.” … Continue reading
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Sister Jeremy Hall
There are Sisters here who it would be unthinkable to have changed their names back. Sister Thomas Carey is one. In some ways I think of it as I do my choice not to change my name either time I … Continue reading
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Names of Nuns
In a comment on the essay about S. Thomas Carey, a friend asked why she would choose “Thomas” as her name. Actually, Thomas was probably one of the better names to get when you entered Saint Benedict’s Monastery in the … Continue reading
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