Archive for February 2023

The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration welcomed new postulant, Amberina, during a ceremony on the Feast of St. Scholastica on Feb. 12 in the monastery’s Adoration Chapel. She gained her ceremonial entrance after knocking on the doors to the chapel (left photo with Vocation Director Sister Maria Victoria Cutaia, OSB who answered the knock). Postulant…

Leaders of religious groups across the country assembled for the Conference of Benedictine Prioresses in February at Sacred Heart Monastery in Cullman, Alabama. Among the attendees were the leaders of women’s and men’s Benedictine communities, including Prioress General Sister Dawn Annette Mills, OSB (second from left). The event included breakout sessions on today’s Benedictine monasticism…

The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in Clyde, Missouri, have reopened their monastery to the public. “Hospitality is a major component of the Benedictine charism, so it is with great excitement we can fully open our doors once again now that the COVID pandemic has subsided,” Director of Communications Kelley Baldwin said. The Benedictine Sisters…

The refectory at the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration’s monastery in Clyde, Missouri, was filled with faith, friends and fellowship when the Benedictine Sisters welcomed neighbors and friends from nearby Conception Abbey to join them for a celebration on the Feast of St. Scholastica.

Benedictine Sister of Perpetual Adoration Cathleen Marie Timberlake, OSB – affectionately known as the Soap Sister – was was excited about the Soap Shop’s newest addition: a lotion tube sealer!  The old machine only sealed one bottle at a time and was beginning to show its age. With the new sealer, the Sisters can now…