I am not a teacher who has ever counted down the last days of school.
I enjoy my job and the students and families I work with every day during the school year.
I’ll miss every one of them!!!
I’ll miss the excitement and joy that only a preschooler can offer. Continue Reading
Last night we began our annual week long silent retreat. Please join me for it!!
YAY!!!! School is out. BOO!!!!! I will miss the students.
I find that the end of the school year is often bittersweet. It is exciting to have another year finished and summer activities begin (like working in my garden, where I found these baby birds)! Continue Reading
Hi everyone! I’m back from BSWR and on to a family get-away with my parents and sister, MacKenzie. Here’s a pic of us clowning at the Milwaukee County Zoo! MacKenzie will come back to the monastery with me for a few days next week, and we are both looking forward to it. She loves the Sisters and they love her. She’ll be very busy! Continue Reading
Here's Our Lady of Grace Monastery in Beech Grove, Ind. ... my home for the next 3 weeks!!
Today begins my 3-week adventure at Our Lady of Grace Monastery in Beech Grove, Ind. The workshop and retreat is for Benedictine Sisters preparing to make Final Monastic Profession. My friend Sister Belinda (from St. Scholastica in Chicago) and I will meet in Joliet, have breakfast at Bob Evans, and drive there together. I’ll post a photo when I arrive. Continue Reading
Bishop Joe’s final talk to us was on hope. As a Catholic school teacher and a young Catholic Sister, let me tell you, hope is very important!
In hope, I believe my students will continue to thrive as they grow up. In hope, I believe my Benedictine community will flourish for all time. In hope, I believe Jesus walks with us every minute. Continue Reading
Today Bishop Joe spoke on our Monastic Promises. This was good for me because it will lead me nicely into the Benedictine Spirituality Workshop and Retreat (BSWR) that I will be making in about two weeks.*
In fact, I’ve spent a lot of time since I entered 4 years ago studying the promises, so today was a wonderful opportunity for reflection. After Bishop Joe was finished, I made another cup of coffee and took my notebooks and books out to the patio to write about them. Continue Reading
Today Bishop Joe spoke on the Sacrament of Reconciliation. I must admit Reconciliation has never been one of my favorite sacraments.
Why? Come on. Who wants to go tell another person and God what mistakes we’ve made to cause breaks in our relationship with God and others? Continue Reading
This morning Bishop Joe reflected on Mary, as a guide to our own discipleship of Jesus.
First, Mary listened, and heard God, and said Yes. This is Lesson #1. Continue Reading
This morning, as a soft rain fell outside the dining room windows, Bishop Joe talked to us about Eucharist. A few things he shared made me think about how the Eucharist, church and mission are tied together. Continue Reading
