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The Benedictine Center Enewsletter for December 2023
Monday, December 18, 2023
Daily Prayer Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. Isaiah 60: 1-3
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August 2023 Enewsletter
Saying goodbye to summer, a prayer for Maui, and a reintroduction to Benedictine Care, plus the upcoming retreat schedule.
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July 2023 Enewsletter
Featuring a poem by Mary Oliver and articles on decision-making and healthcare as we age.
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June 2023 Enewsletter
June 2023 Enewsletter with daily reflection and remembrance of Sister Carol Rennie, OSB.
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April 2023 Newsletter
Springtime Benedictine spiritual reflections and upcoming events
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March 2023
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Summer Vacation Journal
On Monday, August 15, 2022, the Feast of the Assumption, I drove 200 miles north with my mother to a favorite summer resort on Leech Lake, near Walker, Minnesota (my mother’s home town). She was going to her High School Class of 1951 reunion later that week and we had planned to stay together at the resort to enjoy the last days of summer.
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Community Retreat Reflection – June 2022
Community Retreat Reflection Written by Benedictine Center Staff On June 13, 2022, the Monastic Community gathered in the dining room of St. Paul’s Monastery for their annual week-long retreat, led by Father Matt Linn, SJ: “The Beatitudes: Key to Peace and Healing in the Worst of Times in our Benedictine Spirituality.” The Oblates of St.…
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Still Life With Moon
Still Life With Moon Mary Elizabeth Ilg, Co-Director, Benedictine Center On Sunday, May 15, everything seemed to change; there was some kind of transformational shift. After six months of winter, it was finally spring in Minnesota with green buds on the trees, blue sky, and a cavalcade of tulips. I went for an afternoon drive to…
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Taking Time Away – Mary Elizabeth Ilg
It has been a while since I have gone on retreat. That’s okay—we’ve been pretty busy re-opening the Benedictine Center and getting things off the ground after being closed for eighteen months during the pandemic. The Benedictine Center re-opened on September 1, 2021 and we have been very happy to see many of our guests…
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Seeing God Virtual Exhibit 2022 | All Artwork
Seeing God Virtual Exhibit 2022 Enjoy this year's virtual exhibit! We invite you to pause with each image as if you were walking our Gallery at St. Paul’s Monastery and read the artist’s statement about their piece. This exhibit will be shown at St. Paul’s Monastery throughout February and March. Seeing God Virtual Exhibit 2022:…
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In Certain Expectation by Kathy Fleming
Advent has a beautiful simplicity to it that reminds me to turn again toward home; a coming back to myself. It is the only time of the year in Minnesota that always coincides with the change in seasons outside my front door. The trees are bare, and the winter garden is asleep. Winter snow has…
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Visual Prayer: The Interfaith Artists Circle
Visual Prayer: The Interfaith Artists Circle 2021 Our current art exhibit is VISUAL PRAYER. Visual prayer is the creative exploration and expression of prayer through images. Although this is a contemporary concept, there is a long history of using art in worship – including illuminated religious books. We are excited and honored to host the work…
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Gratitude
Gratitude Tod Twist A few years ago, a friend was talking about the role of adversity in life, and he quipped, “So you made plans and they worked out—not much spiritual growth there.” He was channeling every coach I’ve ever had—ever. Everyone knows that the key to anything is pressing through challenge and adversity. We…
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Aging Gracefully
Aging Gracefully Written by Kami Pohl, OblSB On a crisp fall night in Dallas, TX in the late 1970’s, I gathered with my grandparents, parents, brothers, aunt and uncle for a special celebratory dinner. I don’t remember if I was excited because this was a nicer restaurant than we normally patronized, but I vividly recall…
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