Saint Mary of Egypt: A Modern Verse Life October 3, 2022 By Bonnie B. Thurston 2 Comments Introducing Mary of Egypt, a saint whose life started in wild immorality, but who was aided in her conversion by the Virgin Mary, attended to by a lion and a monk, and lived an ascetic life in the desert. Bonnie B. Thurston brings her to us in prose and verse.
Husband, Father, and Living a “Religious Life”? June 24, 2021 By Duncan Hilton 2 Comments When I one day meet God face-to-face, will I be able to look him in the eye and say, “I heard your call. I heeded you”?
Suffering and Salvation: The Story of the Ninth Hour August 13, 2018 By Susan VanZanten 1 Comment In her review of The Ninth Hour, Susan VanZanten explores the rich, theological themes in a novel about the "quietly heroic life of Catholic women."
Monastic Formation and The Rule of Saint Benedict April 6, 2017 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment Resident Scholars at the Collegeville Institute learn about monastic formation from Fr. John Meoska, OSB at their monthly luncheon meeting.
In Death As In Life February 15, 2016 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment A cemetery in a flat space, nowhere near the garden, the buildings and the lake, would be perfectly adequate for burials. But it wouldn’t be as good.
Visitation Sisters July 21, 2014 By Laura Kelly Fanucci Leave a Comment “We are open. We are listening. We are praying.” Melissa Borgmann-Kiemde reflects on the the Visitation Monastery of Minneapolis's journey in discernment.
