Category Archives: religion

Centering Prayer

Posted on March 20, 2011 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Yesterday I attended an all-day workshop at Saint Benedict’s Monastery’s Spirituality Center on centering prayer with Sister Katherine Howard. It is something I’ve been wanting to do for a while, and because it is Lent, it seemed like a good … Continue reading →

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Seed Planting

Posted on March 12, 2011 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Today is the day to start my seeds. It is 10 degrees and the wind is howling, but spring is predicted to begin with temps in the 50s by mid-week. I imagine in the time before climatologists, people just had to … Continue reading →

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Death of Sisera

Posted on January 9, 2011 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Yesterday I spent the better part of the day with the book of Judges as part of my book project for The Saint John’s Bible. Judges chronicles a time for the Israelites between the death of their leader Joshua, who … Continue reading →

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On the Edge of a Diocese on the Edge

Posted on November 29, 2010 by susanmsink@gmail.com

On this first Sunday of Advent, we went to Mass at the tiny, half-empty church in Menahga, Minnesota. We were spending our first overnight visit to the Kluesners’ log cabin, built by Paul Kluesner here on the farm and moved … Continue reading →

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My Winter Project

Posted on October 23, 2010 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I’m getting ready to embark on a writing project, the third volume of Art of The Saint John’s Bible. I finished writing the second volume almost three years ago, so it was with some trepidation that I picked up the massive … Continue reading →

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Nun Conference

Posted on April 20, 2010 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I was in Ferdinand at a conference on Vocations. It was five days long, which is a really long time to be at a conference. It went at a nun’s pace, which meant the breaks were long for those who … Continue reading →

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Good Friday, The Suffering Servant and The Saint John’s Bible

Posted on April 2, 2010 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Today, Good Friday, I awoke thinking about the passage in Isaiah commonly called “The Suffering Servant.” It is a long passage, so here is just an excerpt: He was spurned and avoided by people,a man of suffering, accustomed to infirmity,one of those from whom … Continue reading →

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Merging Monasteries

Posted on March 31, 2010 by susanmsink@gmail.com

This week I’ve been working on a big story at the monastery. On Saturday, the Sisters of Saint Benedict’s Monastery in St. Joseph, Minnesota, voted at their Chapter meeting to accept a request from Saint Bede Monastery in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, … Continue reading →

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Church Banners

Posted on March 20, 2010 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Yesterday, March 19, was the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker. Joseph the carpenter is the patron saint of our parish here in St. Joseph. Steve was really excited about the feast, and got up and went to early Mass. … Continue reading →

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Lent and Eggs

Posted on February 27, 2010 by susanmsink@gmail.com

For me, hard-boiled eggs have always been a big part of Lent. They are the obvious sign of Easter, when we’d make our way through the two or three dozen we’d dyed and decorated, but I also associate them with the six … Continue reading →

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