God is as awesome as he is generous. We again enjoyed another aurora display on October 10th like the one in May.
We share more photos taken from the Mary, Mother of Priests Garden over a three hour period on October 10th.
God’s Amazing Beauty: Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS (or simply C/2023 A3)
Take advantage of the time you have to thank God for all the beauty he surrounds us with, even very, very old comets like Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS!
The Heavens Declare the Glory of the Lord!
What might the glory of the Lord look like? The world just got a glimpse of only a tiny portion of his awesome power in creation in the magnificent display of such intense aurora that even low latitude locations, like East Tennessee, got the show of a lifetime. #geomagneticstorm #aurora
Don’t Tell the Flowers It’s Lent
Don’t tell the blossoming flowers it’s Lent. They seem to be eager for Easter!
Surprise Morning View From the Garden
Shortly after we prayed Lauds and Terce, some Sisters out for exercise enjoyed an unexpected treat watching a hot air balloon near the monastery. The burners could be heard as it descended for a landing nearby. These largely silent aircraft move quietly with the air currents, a beauty that doesn’t disturb the peace around the pastures and hills. We hope …
God’s Wonderful Rainbows
After a recent spate of severe thunderstorms we had a real treat when the sun began to shine again. A gorgeous rainbow! Wherever these optical phenomena appear in the sky, they remain ever the striking and breathtaking reminder that our God is a God of kept promises and purest beauty. We share a few images and ask you to join …
Gaudete! He is Coming!
Rejoice! It’s Gaudete Sunday! We enter the third week of Advent lighting the rose colored candles and renewing our thanksgiving for the Incarnation. He is coming. He is coming to save us. He is coming to be one of us. This gives us all hope and joy, but not for the secular trappings of the coming holidays. It’s not about …
White Christmas! Not So Typical!
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, …