BOOKS THAT MERIT ATTENTION Life After Doom. Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart, Brian McLaren, St. Martin’s Press, 2024. This may be the most important read at this particular time: to breathe hope into our inner … Read More
BOOKS THAT MERIT ATTENTION 40 Days with God. Time Out to Journey through the Bible by Kent Hickey, Paraclete Press, 2021. “With God, toward God, in short time and tight spaces” as the author states. These short… Read More
by Sister Laura Swan Saint Benedict’s Rule, an Inclusive Translation, Judith Sutera OSB, Liturgical Press, 2021, is available in two versions: the text only, or with commentary. She has divided the Rule for daily reading, assuming the Rule… Read More
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BOOKS THAT MERIT ATTENTION Life After Doom. Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart, Brian McLaren, St. Martin’s Press, 2024. This may be the most important read at this particular time: to breathe hope into our inner … Read More
SISTER LAURA’S SCRIPTORIUM
BOOKS THAT MERIT ATTENTION 40 Days with God. Time Out to Journey through the Bible by Kent Hickey, Paraclete Press, 2021. “With God, toward God, in short time and tight spaces” as the author states. These short… Read More
Books that Merit Attention – August 2021
by Sister Laura Swan Saint Benedict’s Rule, an Inclusive Translation, Judith Sutera OSB, Liturgical Press, 2021, is available in two versions: the text only, or with commentary. She has divided the Rule for daily reading, assuming the Rule… Read More
SCRIPTURAL STATIONS OF THE CROSS:
SISTERS SPEAK: OUR BLOG
Sisters post on our Blog occasionally. See what our Sisters have to say about living Monastic Life in the 21st Century.
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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