Weekly Reflections
January 22, 2012
St. Scholastica Monastery
founded January 23, 1879
From the letters of Fr. Bonaventure, OSB in 1886:
"At present the Sisters earn their bread in a very hard way. They have to grub and stack and cut wood like men, and have to work in the fields in the hot summer. The School Sisters are naturally excused. But the Sisters are satisfied and cheerful, and God's blessing is on their work."
God bless our founding sisters!
Happy 133rd anniversary, St. Scholastica!
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What's Happening at St Scholastica?
News1/23/2012 - St. Scholastica Monastery celebrates 133 years of life serving the needs of Arkansas! 1/01/2012 - Sr. Mary Linus Oberkoetter passes into eternal life. Read more here. 12/14/2011 - The November 2011 Horizons is now online. Click here to read it. 12/04/2011 - The 2012 Alumnator is now online. Click here to read it. 12/1/2011 - Sr. Vivian Luyet passes into eternal life. Read more here. 11/28/2011 - Volume 3, November 2011 - The Gatekeeper is now available for viewing! View it in PDF or HTML format. 11/22/2011 - Sr. Hermana Siebenmorgen passes into eternal life. Read more here. 10/31/2011 - Sr. Maria's 2011 Appeal Letter can be read here. 10/2/2011 - Orders for Sr. Macrina's 2012 Calendar, "A Year of Grace," are now being accepted. View the pdf order form here. 08/07/2011 - The July 2011 Horizons is now online. Click here to read it. 07/23/2011 - Summer Discernment Retreat photos have now been posted. Click here to view them. 06/21/2011 - Oblate Laurine Ruleau entered into eternal life on June 21, 2011 at St. Scholastica Monastery where she resided for the past six years. She was born on November 16, 1926 in Martin, S.D. Laurine, a member of the Lakota Sioux Indian tribe, had a Masters Degree in Special Education from Arizona University--Flagstaff, and worked as a special education teacher with the Navajo Indian School in Window Rock, Ariz. for many years. Laurine made her oblation December 15, 1985. During her retirement years in the monastery she worked as a receptionist. She is survived by three siblings–Nancy, Ives and Donald. Her cremains were brought to St. Scholastica Monastery June 27. The funeral Mass was on June 28, followed by interment in St. Scholastica cemetery. 05/28/2011 - Two new vocation stories have been posted featuring Sisters Cabrini and Elizabeth. Click here. 05/17/2011 - View photos of the Oblate Enrollment and Oblation ceremony! 4/14/2011 - Sister Pierre Vorster receives the Frontier Acheivement Award. Read more here. 3/27/2011 - Two St. Scholastica Retreat Center programs, the Silent Directed Retreat and the 30 Week Retreat in Daily Life, both based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, helped seminarian Jack Sidler discern his vocation to the priesthood. Retired and widowed, Jack nevertheless realized that "he still had something to offer" and began Sacred Heart School of Theology at age 67. Read the full article from the Arkansas Catholic here. 3/19/2011 - St. Scholastica hosts the Labyrinth Peace Walk. Click here. 3/18/2011 - New issue of Horizons 2/10/2011 - Sr. Xavier Perona passes into eternal life. Read more here.
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Upcoming RetreatsFebruary 4, 2012: Caregivers' Day of Recollection March 8, 2012: Abide -- a Day of Recollection directed by Sister Macrina Wiederkehr. For more information, click here. March 22-25, 2012: Centering Prayer directed by Nick Cole. For more information, click here. Upcoming Events
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