Skies are quiet and dark in December, and each morning the sunrise paints the sky in deep shades of blue, purple, and pink – Advent colors. It is a cold time of watching and waiting. We wait for the dawn, for the warmth and light of a new day, and above all, for Christ.
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November 24th Monastic Gallery Reception
November 2019
“Spirituality of Landscape” Art Exhibit Reception on November 24, 2019 Lake Country Pastel Society brings us our last art exhibit of 2019. It opened November 18 and runs through January 24, 2020. All are invited to the opening reception at St. Paul's Monastery on Sunday, November 24th from 2:00–4:00 p.m. to meet the artists and…
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Christmas at the Monastery 2019 Sisters Interview
Christmas at the Monastery Interview with the Sisters
We sat down with some of the Sisters and asked them about Christmas at the Monastery past and present. Find out about their favorite memories, what they are looking forward to most—and more—by watching the video!
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November 2019 E-Newsletter
October 2019
A student asked me recently, “Are grateful and thankful the same thing?” According to Google, gratitude and thankfulness are both feelings of appreciation and are synonymous with each other. However, they differ in direction: Gratitude is directed outwardly, whereas thankfulness is directed and experienced inwardly.
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October 2019 E-Newsletter
October 2019
We are in my favorite season....(football!) Autumn is the season which calls us to consider change. Nature shows this in such a dramatic display. This season of “letting go” is part of the entire cycle of life into which each of us enters. For us as Christians we relate this to the cycle of the…
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MOST REVEREND HARRY JOSEPH FLYNN, ARCHBISHOP EMERITUS, DIES AT AGE 86
September 2019
Most Reverend Harry Joseph Flynn, archbishop emeritus of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, passed away the evening of Sunday, September 22 at age 86. Funeral arrangements will be forthcoming.
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