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We share a photo of Mother Dolorosa, one of the pioneering Handmaids from the early years, on the occasion of her 100th birthday. Mother John Paul is presenting her with a large card during a very festive birthday party. She resoundingly answered, with gratitude, whenever asked how it felt to be 100, “WONDERFUL!” Her age and health may have taken …
This year the Solemnity of Saint Joseph falls on Laetare Sunday, the Fourth Sunday of Lent. That means its celebration is moved to Monday, March 20th. This gives us double the reasons to rejoice both in the joys of Laetare Sunday but also remembering Great Saint Joseph on both the 19th and the 20th. In fact, we’ve been praying a …
Amid the secular celebrations of this great Saint, let us remember the conversion of Ireland by Patrick from paganism. You may often hear in hymn and poem the familiar verses of “Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, etc.,” but if you read through the full Lorica (breastplate) of Saint Patrick you may be surprised that much, if …
Many people are familiar with that post holiday syndrome, especially after Christmas, of having put on a few pounds. Websites are no exception. Our IT experts, working with our hosting service, delicately raised the issue of too many photos, too much memory use for images, and we promised to stick to a better diet after some purging. Alas, archive photos …
Don’t tell the blossoming flowers it’s Lent. They seem to be eager for Easter!
Among the first names placed in Phase I of our Mary, Mother of Priests Tribute Garden was that of our long time chaplain, Father Gregory McCormick, s.P. A joyous, generous soul deeply imbued with the spirit of our Founder, right down to sharing Father Gerald’s penchant for word puzzles and acrostics in his homilies. Now that Father Gregory is in …
Our Founder, Father Gerald, was an entirely Eucharistic priest. He intended his spiritual daughters to live in community together focused and centered on the the Source and Summit of our Faith: Jesus Christ truly present in the Blessed Sacrament. Mass, benediction, and eucharistic adoration aren’t just staples; they are absolute necessities in our life. We echo the early martyrs of …
What is the sound of music like in a monastery and how has it changed over the last 75 years? Well, since the start Handmaids have been making ‘a joyful noise for the Lord’. In addition to whatever voices they had, our first pioneering Sisters had a pump organ. Women who came to the community, if they were musicians …
Who said romance is dead? We’re not sure. But, as nuns, we don’t celebrate the world’s version of valentine’s day and instead remember the martyr Saint Valentine. But that does not mean we can’t honor Our Lord’s love for us. So we were the happy recipients this year of surprise valentines sent through the mail. It took us a day …
We see them relatively frequently but it’s harder to actually photograph a bald eagle in flight. During a very windy day recently in a sky shared by hawks, black vultures and turkey vultures, a bald eagle also made an appearance. Though one hawk was not pleased to share the sky with this bald eagle (and he let the eagle know …
Yes. For those who think its forbidden for nuns to enjoy proper levity and re-creation we want to clarify that the religious life is not without humor, fun, and games. When you give your life to God, he does not intend a life lived in union with him to be one of drudgery but one of deep joy. Joy that …
Since its inauguration by John Paul the Great in 1997, the Church has celebrated the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life every year on February 2nd, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. On this special day it is our custom to renew our vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience at Mass just before receiving Holy Communion. …