He makes me to lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside the still waters, He restores my soul… Holy Cross Monastery 2018 In teaching icon writing/painting classes, I like to emphasize our shared Christian faith that is being made visible in the revelation and shared spiritual knowledge...
Francis—In 1847 Bishop O’Connor of Pittsburgh obtained from the Irish congregation six brothers, who founded a monastery and college at Loretto, Pennsylvania. Pius IX, by a Rescript of November 12, 1847, erected this foundation into an independent congregation under the obedience of the Bishop ...
(Ep. cxlii): “Do not excite against me the silly crowd of the ignorant, who venerate you as a bishop, and receive you with the honor due to a prelate when you declaim in the Church, whereas they think little of me, an old man, nearly decrepit, in my monastery in the solitude ...
Since 1984, she has been in charge of the Monastery Library. Sister Dolores Ann also is very active in the Fayette County Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society and has served al- ternately as the society's president and secretary for many years. Sister Valeria is a former mem- ber of...
Heart Of The Monastery And ‘Beauty of Carmel’ I had the honor of meeting with Fr. John on September 20, 2024, to learn more about the new chapel. Because the Hermitage still lacks a guest building, Father spoke to me in the refectory of the Hermitage, seated across from me at one ...
In late modernity both religion and sexuality are being elaborated in terms of reflexivity. In this article, we present findings from our research on the topic of constructions of gender, intimacy and sexuality by sisters and brothers in Catholic monaste