The Benedictine Sisters of Boerne join our brothers and sisters around the nation in prayer for the children, families, friends, school personnel, community leaders, first responders, health care providers, and all who are suffering from the unimaginable tragedy that unfolded on May 24, 2022, at Robb Elementary School in nearby Uvalde, TX. Let all people
As members of Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) we totally support the LCWR statement on Violence and White Supremacy after the recent mass shooting in Buffalo, NY. Click here to read. May God bless us all as we move through each day.
Here we are in May. Flowers and trees are blooming, birds of all species are returning and singing, and things seem to be tranquil. Yet my heart cries for the people of Ukraine and what is happening to their lives and their homelands. But not just Ukrainians suffering, there are many soldiers from Russia who
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It’s time for our 20th ANNUAL NONE’S BALL – A NO-SHOW EVENT. Please consider a gift for the Sisters’ retirement needs. THANK YOU! Donate online using the button below: Or, donate by mail. Print the response card (pdf) and mail along with your tax-deductible contribution made payable to: Benedictine Sisters. Mail to: Benedictine
There are only two weeks remaining in our Lenten Journey this year before we begin the Triduum (April 14-16). And then, on April 17, we will celebrate the greatest Church belief in the Resurrected Jesus! Signs of spring are all around – the leaves are returning to our many oak trees that we can see
We’re grateful to celebrate the Feast Day of St. Benedict!
Lent is fast approaching, and we are busy thinking about, “What is my best option for Lent?” Fasting? Abstinence? Good works? All, or a little of each? We realize Lent is a time of reparation and preparation. We are repenting from our sins so we can fully share in the Easter mystery. We start our
We’re gratefully celebrating the Feast Day of St. Scholastica today!
Recently I gave a talk to our Benedictine Oblates on the notion of “finding God in the Ordinary.” The most startling insight I gleaned from that experience was the realization of the significance of “ordinary time.” Indeed, we are living it liturgically at this very moment, and I did not even notice. Ordinary time refers
Several friends made strict New Years resolutions. Some of these friends confessed that they have already failed. And yet, some other friends vowed to begin again, this time with intentionality. There is a little 4”x6” booklet I keep nearby, entitled “Always We Begin Again” which keeps me on an even keel. I refer to it