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When Is the End Actually the Beginning? (Matthew 28:1-20)

19 September, 2025 Sr. Laura Cathcart 0 Comments Blog 8:04 am

The circle is a mathematical wonder.  It is an object/shape that has no beginning nor end—except for the point on it in which we determine is the start or the finish. There are an infinite…

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GEM Fiesta of Solidarity

18 July, 2025 Stephanie Nugent 0 Comments News GEM News 2:03 pm

The Girls’ Education Matters scholarship program will hold its annual fundraiser, The Fiesta of Solidarity, on the evening of November 8, 2025. The Fiesta of Solidarity features the Subiaco Jazz Band, a silent auction, and…

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New Signage

18 July, 2025 Stephanie Nugent 0 Comments News 1:59 pm

The monastery has implemented new signs that were installed on the grounds this spring. The signs serve different purposes. There is a solar entrance sign, new directional signs, and a digital sign on the corner…

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Recommittal Ceremony

18 July, 2025 Stephanie Nugent 0 Comments News 1:55 pm

On June 26, 2025, the remains of ten Sisters who had been cremated since 2020 were removed from their burial places and recommitted to the columbarium during a special service. Afterward, a luncheon was held…

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Sister Laura Cathcart, OSB, Transfers Vow of Stability

18 July, 2025 Stephanie Nugent 0 Comments News 1:54 pm

On Tuesday, June 24, 2025, Sister M. Laura Cathcart, O.S.B., transferred her vow of stability from Holy Angels Convent in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to St. Scholastica Monastery. The Sisters and guests of Sister Laura were present…

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2025 Oblates and Enrollees

30 May, 2025 Stephanie Nugent 0 Comments News 4:01 pm

The Oblates of St. Scholastica Monastery welcomed two new Oblates and five enrollees at Mass on May 18, 2025. The Oblates signed their certificates of Oblation and received their Oblate pin as a sign of…

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Artist Monica Moore Presents at St. Scholastica Monastery

30 May, 2025 Stephanie Nugent 0 Comments News 3:57 pm

As part of an ongoing social justice series, the Sisters hosted artist Monica Moore at St. Scholastica Monastery May 9, 2025. Moore is the creator of “The Hearts Project”, an art exhibit centered around honoring…

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Oral History Collaboration with UAFS

30 May, 2025 Stephanie Nugent 0 Comments News 3:55 pm

In February and March of 2024, UAFS students, instructors, staff, and Sisters began the first series of oral history interviews as a collaboration between the two entities. The UAFS Pebley Center acquired a grant to…

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New Columbarium

20 May, 2025 Stephanie Nugent 0 Comments News 11:24 am

In July 2023, the Sisters decided to build a columbarium.  After months of working out the details, the stately columbarium was installed in the monastery cemetery in August 2024. The two sides of the columbarium…

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“Horizons” March 2024 Posted

8 April, 2024 Stephanie Nugent 0 Comments News 10:08 am

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