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It may be Ordinary Time again, but our creches are still up and will remain until February 2nd, though our Christmas trees are getting undecorated and packed away again. Given that we live in three separate buildings on the property, it should surprise no one that we have more than one Christmas tree. In fact, if you count the …
Yes, we had a gloriously White Christmas which is a rare spectacle in East Tennessee but some have wondered if our Russian Blue cat, Gunther, descended from more northern latitude felines, liked it. As he’s indoors only, he was denied the chance to frolic in the snow but we did capture one unusual reaction from the cat who notices all …
It’s still Christmas! Poinsettias provide some food for thought and prayer.
Blessed New Year! May it be a year lived close to Jesus, the Light of the World!
We recently shared a post on what a typical monastery Christmas is like. But what was it really like this year? It was a WHITE CHRISTMAS!!!!!! That’s a shout-able event. Why? Because it was a rare event experienced maybe only once every 10-15 years or more…a White Christmas of 5 to 7 inches of snow that meant no Midnight Mass, …
COVID-19 can’t kill Christmas 2020 COVID-19 may have radically changed 2020 but it can’t really touch what we celebrate at Christmas, or rather WHO we celebrate at Christmas. Certainly the “how” has been modified for many. So let’s remember Jesus as we share what it’s like as a typical monastery Christmas approaches. We have told you some of these customs …
Yes! You bet we saw the Christmas “Star”! Or rather, the beautiful conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn on December 21st. Here we share a few shots. It was such a treat and one we get to enjoy for some time as the planets move farther apart from our perspective. More importantly, this astronomic delight only whets our appetite for the …
Adore the Lord, no matter what, this Christmas! It’s the Fourth Sunday of Advent! And Jesus arrives this Friday! In six days, we rejoice to welcome the Infant King! Are we overcome with its approach? Do we feel unready? Or have even pandemic restrictions threatened to take away not only our Christmas cheer but our peace as well? We can’t …
‘Twas the night before Christmas and throughout the monastery not a Sister was sleeping since they were all wary; for high up the chimney, clinging with care was a bat, in hopes that insects soon would be there; toes tight on rock he slept, head hanging down oblivious to all Sisters’ unhappy frowns. It’s true we like bats for the …
Many may note that we usually don’t post news during Advent and Lent, not even during the Christmas and Easter Octaves. This is primarily because we place prayer ahead of sharing. We may post them after and back date them so the news blog timeline makes sense. This year we had a blessed Advent and Christmas and have stretched the …
Merry Christmas! Perhaps you are looking at the dry remnants of your Christmas tree in your growing, backyard burn pile or still brushing the unending pieces of glitter off your window sills and vacuuming your carpet. Perhaps credit card receipts and shopping debts are all that remind you of the Christmas season just completed. Completed? Well, not really. Yes, it …