The Mass readings for November are leading up to the Lord’s coming as we prepare for the Advent season, the season of hope. In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus begins with the Beatitudes. We can all be blessed if we hunger and thirst for righteousness. If we are merciful, clean of heart and peacemakers, we shall be
Reflection by Sister Sylvia Ahr, OSB October 2020 Regarding the parable and the tenants who did not produce any fruit from the vineyard they tended, the question for us is “Where will be when God calls us?” Will we be on the side of the first tenants or on the side of the second ones
The Benedictine Sisters are one of more than 175 congregations of women religious who will be praying for peace for 24 hours on Election Day, November 3, 2020. We invite our Oblates and ALL to join us to pray throughout the day for a peaceful election. And visit the Election Season Virtual Prayer Room for
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
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
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
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
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
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
“Being Benedictine … In a Broken World” To be a Benedictine in any century and in any crisis is to be a person who listens deeply to her heart and to what is happening around her. St. Benedict makes this very clear with the first words of the Prologue to the Rule. “Listen, my daughter