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Want kittens? How about exceptional kittens? How about the rarest of kittens? How about CLOISTERED KITTENS? We are fostering six little ones and their Mom while they are nursing and are looking for future kitten parents. Interested parties may email us through our webpage contact email. Meow and God bless you!
FREE KITTENS! Unfortunately Cor Jesu Monastery cannot adopt this cute brood but we knows others might like a chance to get a purrrrrfect companion cat or mouser. Email us at our contact account to inquire.
Snakes alive! Again?! Yes, another reptile intruder livens things up for the Nuns in New Market. All are safe and sound, including the poor snake.
We had a black bear sighting at Cor Jesu Monastery in New Market TN. It is a first for us at this location but not the first bear Handmaids have encountered. We are being careful and cautious and have wish listed some small bear spray devices and hope, as in the past, we will never have to use them. It’s best we keep the bears at a respectful distance without bothering them. And we do NOT feed them.
We have some new neighbors in New Market: sheep and lots of little lambs! Makes us eager for Easter and the Victory of the Lamb of God!
We’re testing some site functionality and thought everyone would like to see Gunther. Enjoy.
Our squirrel cat Gertrude, known as Sunbeam in cartoon land, was recently observed among the rose bushes next to our Mass Chapel. She crouched, then leaped into one bush very energetically. Unfortunately, her prey was the butterfly she had been stalking, not the hoped-for squirrel. The good news is that the butterfly fluttered away and the rose bush was more …
Our indoor cat Gunther (a.k.a. Shadow in cartoon land) has the run of the largest building, Cor Jesu Monastery, which is a large, rustic, wooden lodge. It’s like one big cat tree. Fortunately he is not like most cats and doesn’t often push his limits. But during a recent meal (best nun audience time) he leapt from the second floor …
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 …
Gertrude, not to be outdone by Gunther’s little green bowtie, did tolerate a bit of Christmas color for a short photo shoot session. A dashing, yet feminine, red bow assembly with a flower, was (after some treat bribery) quite something against her diluted tortoiseshell coat of grayish brown. She even provided some reasonable poses before opting to remove said bow …
We can laugh about the gifts the cats are sometimes sent and in this cartoon we poke fun that Shadow and Sunbeam (a.k.a. Gunther and Gertrude) are disappointed with practical presents found under the tree. Us nuns are thrilled with such items while the cats may be sniffing around for catnip and other edibles. An interesting fact about Gunther is …
Humor can extend Christmas too. And animals as well. This is a cartoon many cat owners might sympathize with, though in full disclosure, we must admit Gunther has never climbed the Christmas tree. [It took him over a year to even touch his cat tree. Russian Blues are notorious about disliking change.] But he does like to be the present …