Sister Monika, OSB, MA Education, is a member of St. Placid Priory since 1971, is a retreat and spiritual director, musician and artist. She is an enthusiastic teacher who loves to pass on what she knows about craft.
Spiritual Direction Certificate Program: Listening with the Spirit (LWS) – a two year Online Spiritual Direction training program Application & Interview A non-refundable $100 application/interview fee is submitted with your application materials and spiritual autobiography before the interview. The application materials and spiritual autobiography will be the substance of the interview. This fee is different from your deposit-upon-acceptance fee. Program Fees Full tuition fees are set on a yearly basis: $2,400 for year 1 and $2,500 for year 2 (which includes 2 individual supervisions). Full payment, half-year payments, or monthly payments are accepted according to a contract. Interviews will begin…
Do you yearn for rest, prayer and nurturing in your busy schedule? What would your life look like if you gave yourself or/& to a beloved one two retreat opportunities at the Center, plus six quiet afternoons during the year? Silence, spiritual direction and Lectio Divina are available to aid your reflection. Every Third Thursday of the month, 1:30 pm- 7:15 pm –at the Spirituality Center or Zoom Sep 18: Ch.1 The Gift of Winter and Darkness —Sr. Laura Retreat: Oct 15-17 Wednesday, 7:15pm – Friday, 1:00pm @ Spirituality Center Oct 16: Ch.2: Spiritual Bypassing and Shadow Work —Sr Paz…
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Sisters post on our Blog weekly on Fridays. See what our Sisters have to say about living Monastic Life in the 21st Century.
Participate in Boerne, Texas Benedictine Sister Ursula’s mission to migrants on the Texas / Mexico border by donating items needed by people who have nothing. You may also donate money for purchasing what is needed. SEE FLYER FOR MORE INFORMATION
SR. LAURA ON YOUTUBE
See Sr. Laura’s youtube channelfor some of her work in “restoring women to the stories we tell.”
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Monika Ellis, OSB, MA, Education
Sister Monika, OSB, MA Education, is a member of St. Placid Priory since 1971, is a retreat and spiritual director, musician and artist. She is an enthusiastic teacher who loves to pass on what she knows about craft.
Events with Monika Ellis, OSB, MA, Education
January 1 - May 9, 2025
Spiritual Direction Certificate Program: Listening with the Spirit (LWS) – a two year Online Spiritual Direction training program Application & Interview A non-refundable $100 application/interview fee is submitted with your application materials and spiritual autobiography before the interview. The application materials and spiritual autobiography will be the substance of the interview. This fee is different from your deposit-upon-acceptance fee. Program Fees Full tuition fees are set on a yearly basis: $2,400 for year 1 and $2,500 for year 2 (which includes 2 individual supervisions). Full payment, half-year payments, or monthly payments are accepted according to a contract. Interviews will begin…
September 18, 2025 - March 20, 2026
Do you yearn for rest, prayer and nurturing in your busy schedule? What would your life look like if you gave yourself or/& to a beloved one two retreat opportunities at the Center, plus six quiet afternoons during the year? Silence, spiritual direction and Lectio Divina are available to aid your reflection. Every Third Thursday of the month, 1:30 pm- 7:15 pm –at the Spirituality Center or Zoom Sep 18: Ch.1 The Gift of Winter and Darkness —Sr. Laura Retreat: Oct 15-17 Wednesday, 7:15pm – Friday, 1:00pm @ Spirituality Center Oct 16: Ch.2: Spiritual Bypassing and Shadow Work —Sr Paz…
SISTERS SPEAK: OUR BLOG
Sisters post on our Blog weekly on Fridays. See what our Sisters have to say about living Monastic Life in the 21st Century.
MAY 2025 MINISTRY AT THE BORDER
Participate in Boerne, Texas Benedictine Sister Ursula’s mission to migrants on the Texas / Mexico border by donating items needed by people who have nothing. You may also donate money for purchasing what is needed. SEE FLYER FOR MORE INFORMATION
SR. LAURA ON YOUTUBE
See Sr. Laura’s youtube channel for some of her work in “restoring women to the stories we tell.”
CLICK, TAP, OR SCAN QR CODE WITH PHONE FOR HANDY MAP & DIRECTIONS TO ST PLACID:
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