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Located off the monastery lobby
New Hours Beginning May 1, 2010
Fridays and Saturdays only--
Fridays: Noon - 3:00 PM
Saturdays: 10:00 AM - 3:30 PMWhat's New at the Priory Store
Call 360.438.1771 for an appointment
Come explore our unique assortment of religious books:Need ideas for gifts for Religious Occasions?
- Bibles
- Prayer Books and Missals
- Books for the spiritual journey for adults and children
Other religious items include:
- Baptism/Christening
- First Communion
- Confirmation
- Weddings
- Profession of Vows
- Ordination
- Rosaries, some handmade
- Statues
- Pendants
- Patron saint medals
- Bronze religious art from Germany
- Greeting cards produced by other monasteries
Our New DVD:
Ways of Being with St. Placid Priory
Thanks to the help, work and encouragement of our friends Colleen Jollie and Carol Burns, we now have a DVD which tells about the Sisters of St. Placid Priory and our ministries here at the monastery. A year of work and love went into the production of this DVD, and we are very grateful to Carol and Colleen. If you'd like to know more about St. Placid Priory and our life and ministries, this is a good place to begin. Come in and pick up a copy--the price is modest, just enough to cover costs.
Feastday / Birthday Calendars
Our friends Renata and Walter Siegl designed and produced for us a beautiful feastday/birthday calendar, using original papercut art by Renate Siegl. This perpetual calendar, used for keeping track of important birthdays and feastdays, is available for purchase ($12.00) at the Priory Store. All proceeds from the sale of this festive calendar go to support the Sisters and ministries of St. Placid Priory. Many thanks to Renata and Walter for this lovely and useful creation!
Praying with the Body
Roy DeLeon, a Benedictine Oblate of St. Placid Priory, has written a book about an embodied way to pray the Psalms. Come to our store to see it, or call 360-438-1771. You may also email
New Book on Lectio Divina
Our Sister Lucy Wynkoop and Oblate Christine Valters Paintner wrote a book called Lectio Divina: Contemplative Awakening and Awareness, which was published in 2008. It is now available at the Priory Store. Call 360-438-1771 or email
The Benedictine Tradition
edited by Sister Laura Swan
While she was on sabbatical after two terms as prioress of our community, Sister Laura was asked to edit a book on our Benedictine tradition as part of a series by Liturgical Press (series editor, Phyllis Zagano). This book is available in The Priory Store.
Norvene Vest, a Benedictine oblate and author of several books, says "Sr. Laura Swan's The Benedictine Tradition is a lovely resource of Benedictine riches for anyone who desires to go more deeply into the nature of the Benedictine life of the spirit. From a 1500-year tradition, she has lovingly selected fourteen figures or groups, each representing a significant quality of Benedictine life. Each chapter begins with a quotation from Benedict's Rule giving a clue to the quality for which this Benedictine [person or group] is chosen. A very useful and helpful introduction to each figure follows, along with some lovely selections from each one's writings. I found myself slowing down as I read, to be nourished at leisure by the profound words of these persons committed to the Benedictine way. Sr. Laura closes with a chapter quoting from Benedictine prioresses as they reflect in writing on the monastic tradition in light of the demands of contemporary society. Those reflections offer a mirror for the whole of Sr. Laura's book, which serves as a meditiation on how to be "in but not of the world, as a witness and sign of the love of Christ."
Drop by the Priory Store and browse for this and other books!
Engaging Benedict
by Sister Laura Swan
Nearly fifteen centuries ago, Benedict of Nursia wrote a rule for Christians who wanted to live, work and pray together in community. With its core values of contemplation, hospitality and simplicity, the rule remains as useful and fresh today as it was when Benedict created it in Italy those many centuries ago.
But the Rule is not without its difficulties in contemporary practice. Sister Laura Swan looks at the Rule with a critical eye, seeking to unpack those parts that are problematic and to uncover gems that support the yearnings of todays seekers. She offers women and young people who find obstacles in the Rule some insights that resonate with their experience and yet are faithful to the challenge of the Rule. By wrestling with the Rule, and hence taking it seriously, Sister Laura offers readers guidance on many difficult and painful questions.
We have Engaging Benedict at the Priory Store; stop in, or order by phone at 360-438-1771 or email .
is available through The Priory Store. $19.00 includes sales tax, shipping and handling. Las Madres del Desierto, the Spanish language edition, is also now available, and the price of $17.00 includes tax, shipping and handling. To order, call Sister Maureen at 360-438-1771. We accept VISA and MasterCard. For a credit card transaction, you may email the best time to call to and Sister Maureen will call you. Sister Laura Swan's The Forgotten Desert Mothers
Editions of The Forgotten Desert Mothers are now out in Italian and Polish. Email for price and availability. A Swedish translation of this book will be published in August 2007 by Argument, a Swedish publisher.
WHAT'S NEW AT THE PRIORY STORE
by Sister Sharon McDonald, OSB
Spring 2010I had the privilege of growing up in Visitation Parish in Tacoma. One of the beautiful stained glass windows in the church depicts Mary visiting her aged relative Elizabeth. I have always had a great devotion to Mary. I value praying her Rosary. To me, Mary teaches us how to unite love and service.
Here at the Priory Store, we have many varied shapes, colors and sizes of Rosaries. We have on hand cord Rosaries made by Brother Edmund of St. Martin Abbey. Sometimes our Sister Monika makes bead Rosaries for our friends to purchase. Small Rosary finger rings are also available. We have Rosary CDs: one can pray the Rosary along with the CD. We also have booklets that have explanations of How to Pray the Rosary as well as Scrip- ture passages and prayers proclaiming each Mystery of the Rosary.
Over the years, there have been apparitions of Mary around the world. Her messages ask us to pray the Rosary for World Peace, for Family Peace and for our Personal Peace. By entering into this way of praying, we take on the compassionate Heart of Mary, for example, in her visiting of Elizabeth and in her concern today for the future of humanity and our planet. Mary is our teacher of Love-in-Action.
The Store, located off the lobby in the Priory, is open Monday-Friday Noon to 3:00 PM, and on Saturday 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM.
Questions? Email or call us at 360-438-1771.
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