Archive for May 2023

In his “Dialogues,” Pope Gregory I provided insights into the life of St. Benedict and his early years after leaving his home and family for the unknown. Ironic, in a way, that St. Benedict spent those first years away from home as a hermit – living in a cave and shunning human interaction – but…

The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration celebrated the retirement of lay employee Brenda Holtman on May 23, honoring her more than 30 years of employment with the community. Holtman worked as the head cook and whose cheerful presence in the kitchen was genuinely loved. During the celebration, Sister Lynn Marie D’Souza, OSB, who serves as…

Benedictine Sister of Perpetual Adoration Marietta Crahan, OSB, died May 22, 2023. She was born June 10, 1930, in Detroit to Gerardine A. (Cronin) and Bernard Earl Crahan. She was the second oldest of eight children, seven girls and one boy. Although baptized Mary Margaret, she was always called Molly until she received the name…