A LETTER FROM KITTY & ROGER
Kitty and Roger Schiltz make regular trips to Tanzania to work especially with children. They’ve been doing this for several years and this year they shared their Christmas letter with us. Please take a moment to see what they’ve been… Read More
Christian & Muslim Understandings of Spiritual Practices
Sunday March 26, 2017 1:30-3:00 PM St. Placid Priory Multi-Purpose Room Christian and Muslim spiritual practices share the primary intention of growing closer to God. We will explore Muslim and Benedictine Christian teachings regarding prayer and spirituality, and… Read More
Sister Julian Makes First Profession
On July 11, 2016, our Candidate Maureen Cleary made her first Monastic Profession at St. Placid Priory. She took the name Julian for St. Julian of Norwich, and is now known among us as Sister Julian. We welcome… Read More
PRIORY STORE CLOSING INDEFINITELY
We at St. Placid are closing The Priory Store indefinitely, effective immediately. We are discerning the future of the Store, and by the end of the year, we believe we will have a plan. Thank you for your support… Read More
SISTER DAMARIS ZANDER’S 70th JUBILEE
Sister Damaris Zander, OSB, celebrated her 70th year in vowed religious life on July 11, 2015 with her community, family and friends. Sister renewed her monastic promise at Morning Praise in our chapel, and then led the way… Read More
SISTER ANGELA HOFFMAN, OSB ENCOURAGES SCIENTIFIC CAREERS FOR YOUNG WOMEN
Our Sister Angela Hoffman, OSB appeared in the Global Sisters Report in April 2015, in an interview by Dawn Cherie Araujo. Sister Angela, Professor of Biochemistry at The University of Portland, Portland, Oregon, talked about her teaching and… Read More
FR. BILL BICHSEL: DANCE IN PEACE
Fr. Bill Bichsel, SJ, went to Holy Rosary elementary school in Tacoma and was educated by the Benedictine Sisters. He led a long life of working for peace and justice and was arrested and jailed many times for civil disobedience…. Read More
SR. ANGELA HOFFMAN NAMED OUTSTANDING TEACHER
Our own Sister Angela, who teaches and does research in biochemistry at the University of Portland, was named 2014 Outstanding Teacher in Science and Mathematics, Higher Education, at the Oregon Academy of Science Awards on February 22. We’re… Read More
Last Updated: February 22, 2020 by St. Placid
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