Susan Damon-Daniel

  • Benedictine Voice Summer 2023 Newsletter

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    “Let Peace Be Your Quest and Aim” In the Rule, Prologue 14-17, St. Benedict writes, “Seeking his workers in a multitude of people, God calls out and says again: Is there anyone here who yearns for life and desires to see good days? (Ps 34:13) If you hear this and your answer is ‘I do’,

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  • ILGSA Statement on Gun Violence

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    The Inter-Congregational Leadership Group of Women Religious in San Antonio (ILGSA) recently met for their spring meeting at St. Brigid’s Convent on May 9, 2023. This group represents the Sisters within the Archdiocese of San Antonio. At this meeting, the Sisters reflected on the heartbreak of the mass shootings in our state and beyond. We

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  • None’s Ball 2023

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    [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It’s time for our 21st ANNUAL NONE’S BALL – A NO-SHOW EVENT. Please consider a gift for the Sisters’ Retirement needs. THANK YOU!  Click here to Donate!   [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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  • A Season of Angels by Jan Davis, DMin, ObOSB

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    Longer days, leafing trees, and blooming wildflowers are convincing signs that Spring is upon us. Easter baskets and bunnies have been on the store shelves since Valentines Day. Easter gatherings are being planned. It marks the end of Lent. We might be tempted to skirt through Holy Week, one of the most sacred times of

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  • For the Temple of God, which you are, is Holy

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    A Reflection by Sister Frances Briseño, OSB I love this time of year in our Liturgical calendar! We are anticipating the season of Lent. The Sunday readings leading up to Lent call us to be our best selves; our true selves. We can’t help but read them without a reflective eye on ourselves. On February

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  • World Day of Peace – January 1, 2023

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    World Day of Peace is celebrated on January 1st each year. It is a Catholic feast day dedicated to universal peace on the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God. This special feast day began in 1967 when Pope Paul VI announced that the world needs to be sensitized and oriented for peace and understanding.

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  • Thank You to LCWR!

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    In early 2022, the Benedictine Sisters received a $25,000 “Re-Igniting Ministries post-COVID 19” Grant from the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR). The funds, provided to LCWR by the Hilton Foundation, were restricted to our Caridad de Corazόn border ministry in Eagle Pass, Texas. They were intended to help ministries that were impacted by months

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