SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT You might say that this week of Advent is a journey into knowing the way on which we walk. If we are on a journey, it is important to know where we wish to go and which path to take. Sunday’s liturgy cries out in the first reading to prepare the way. Clear the obstacles, for
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT Come. In days to come… O come, Emmanuel. We will hear this cry of the human heart for God many times throughout the liturgy in these days of Advent. Why still the cry if the actual physical coming of God into our world in the person of Jesus is already accomplished? Perhaps because, among other reasons,
Happy and blessed Thanksgiving to one and all! From our monastic family here we send out our warmest wishes for a day of family, friends and a celebration of all God’s good gifts! We have just finished our Thanksgiving Feast provided by our dear friend and dentist Dr. Escobar. We hope all of you have had a wonderful day.Today also
We are back!! And just in time to wish you a very Happy Halloween. Our jack-o-lanterns have all been carved by Cathy and Hannah and were lit after Vigils so that we could enjoy them while it is dark. Our friend, Leroy, each year gives us pumpkins in honor of the day. We hope that it will be a joyous
The flowering pear has gone by, but this is what it looks like in its glory. It has gone by because it began too early. While the rest of the country was shivering and shoveling, we were already in our springtime flowers. Right now, as you saw last time, we are falling in love all over again with the iris.
Dear Friends, We wish you a happy new year. We thought you would like to see one of Sr Esther’s masterpieces. Since her work has been featured on the website, she has received a number of commissions, and we love this one. it is–guess whom? of course, St Francis. Sister does not produce her artwork in bulk. The person who
Well, please notice the new first slide of the home page. And we will try to dislodge St Francis as first on the journal–we are afraid that as things stand, you will get confused since he seems not to move to give place to new contributions. Clear? Please notice the bee on the iris. I think our iris
Dear Friends, As usual, we are apologizing for the weather–I mean OUR weather. The forsythia has been fooling around with buds. NO good to warn it that it is ahead of time and watch out; you may get nipped. The little plum tree is flowering outside the refectory, and the flowering pear in the garth is sending its glorious white