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  • Prayer for this Election Year

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    God of all, in this year of election, in these days of discernment, IGNITE us with the fire of your love. ENFLAME our hearts with courage to embrace dialogue that transforms and truth that frees. KINDLE our love with kindness to heal divisions and reconcile relationships. LIGHT our imaginations with insight to envision and create

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  • Standing for Racial Equality

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      The Benedictine Sisters of Boerne, TX, stand in solidarity with the movement of Black Lives Matter. We believe God created all people equal in God’s own image and likeness. Every human being is sacred in God’s eyes and thus we should treat everyone as our brother and sister. Pope Francis Decries ‘The Sin of

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  • Monastic Congregation of St. Scholastica

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    St. Scholastica Monastery in Boerne, Texas is one of 17 Monasteries of Benedictine Women that comprise the Monastic Congregation of St. Scholastica. Established on February 25, 1922 (and formerly called the Federation of St. Scholastica), the group provides autonomous Monasteries with a great deal of support. Elected leaders promote unity among members, protect the canonical

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  • All Saints Day and All Souls Day

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    On November 1 and 2 and throughout the month of November we will remember and celebrate the lives of those who have gone before us. “The Souls of the just are in the hand of God and no torment shall touch them. They are at peace!” Wisdom 3:1 Dear Friends, November 1 and 2, All

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  • Discerning During the Pandemic

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    On behalf of all of the Sisters, I pray you and your families are well! As we do our best to faithfully keep in touch, I want to share with you a Reflection from LCWR. It invites us all to continue discerning how is God speaking to us in the midst of this pandemic. May

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  • 5th Anniversary of Laudato Si’

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    This week is the 5TH anniversary of Laudato Si’, and it begins a yearlong celebration of “Laudato Si‘, on care for Our Common Home.” In early March, Francis invited the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics to take part in Laudato Si’ Week, saying, “I renew my urgent call to respond to the ecological crisis. The cry

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