The Benedictines...

[EJames2]

oops DP

Edited February 18, 2008 by EJames2

[stlmom]

If you are searching for Benedictine sisters and nuns in habit, here are a few more:

Benedictine Sisters, St. Mary's, Pennsylvania
Benedictine Nuns, Petersham, Massachusetts
Missionary Sisters of St. Benedict, Huntington, New York
Benedictine Nuns, Louisiana
Benedictine Sisters, Queen of Peace Monastery, Florida
Olivetan Benedictine Sisters, Arkansas
Benedictine Sisters, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Benedictine Sisters, Canyon, Texas
Benedictine Sisters, Starr County, Texas
Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, Missouri

You can link to most of them through the Deo Est Gloria website, though not all of them have updated their websites. Do give a look at the Benedictine Sisters at St. Emma's mentioned in another post. They have been growing again as of late!

[stlmom]

Whoops, I forgot to include the Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Norfolk, Nebraska--they are an international congregation with the motherhouse in Tutzing, Germany.

Edited February 18, 2008 by stlmom

[Stacey]

The Benedictine Year Book is published each year with details of houses in in Great Britain, Ireland and their
overseas foundations - it gives lots of communitys, a brief overview of them, contact details and a short guide to different congregations and the Rule. It is printed by the English Benedictine Congregation and can be obtained through them if needed http:www.benedictines.org.uk - but is not exclusive to them.
Our own main web site gives an overview of Benedictine spirituality too at [url="http://www.colwichabbey.org.uk"]http://www.colwichabbey.org.uk[/url]
hope it helps,

[johnnydigit]

afaik the Benedictines and Franciscans vary so widely from place to place that it's hard to even distinguish. seems like you can find the right one in almost any flavor. yum! the Dominicans, however, seem to be more into preaching and teaching.

[EJames2]

just thought this would be the appropriate place for this
Benedictine tags in my Blog.
pax
[url="http://vocation-station.blogspot.com/search/label/Benedictines"]http://vocation-station.blogspot.com/searc...el/Benedictines[/url]

[stlmom]

Just wanted to post that the Benedictine Nuns at St. Emma Monastery, near my old hometown, have had another solemn profession: [url="http://www.stemma.org/"]Benedictines[/url] ---go to the newsletter link --Spring '08 .

[Starets]

Well, there's me, for one:
[url="http://www.talesfromthecenobite.net/2008/04/new-monk-is-blessing-to-monastery.html"]Starets, in habit[/url]

[Deus te Amat]

[quote name='Staretz' post='1508349' date='Apr 24 2008, 01:26 PM']Well, there's me, for one:
[url="http://www.talesfromthecenobite.net/2008/04/new-monk-is-blessing-to-monastery.html"]Starets, in habit[/url][/quote]



Very cool!! Thanks for posting.

Edited April 24, 2008 by Deus_te_Amat

[praying4carmel]

[quote name='Staretz' post='1508349' date='Apr 24 2008, 03:26 PM']Well, there's me, for one:
[url="http://www.talesfromthecenobite.net/2008/04/new-monk-is-blessing-to-monastery.html"]Starets, in habit[/url][/quote]

I am just thrilled at the Blog and the Monastery website. The Pictures of you and the Monks were terrific!

Count on my prayers!

[-I---Love]

[quote name='stlmom' post='897823' date='Feb 26 2006, 12:17 AM']The Pennsylvania monastery is St. Emma's. Both of these monasteries are experiencing steady new growth in the last few years.,[/quote]

hmm I gotta say, I'm right here by St. Emma's and I'm not sure what "steady new growth" is, but I'm not seeing much of it...that's not to insult them at all! Just sharing my observations.

Anyways just have to give a shout out to SAINT VINCENT MONASTERY - THEE BENEDICTINE ARCHABBEY BASILICA that founded all the others everyone is mentioning. So make sure you check out them since they started it all!!! But thanks to those that mentioned St. Emma's since they are the first Benedictine nuns in the US who came to help out Saint Vincent.

carry on.

And to be clear Benedictines traditionally should = teaching, hospitality.

[stlmom]

[quote name='-I---Love' post='1510120' date='Apr 25 2008, 10:47 PM']hmm I gotta say, I'm right here by St. Emma's and I'm not sure what "steady new growth" is, but I'm not seeing much of it...that's not to insult them at all! Just sharing my observations.


This is a community that hadn't had anyone come and stay for many years. Most of their founding sisters were in their 80's and older and for the most part have passed on to eternity. While they remain a small community, most of the sisters now have entered in the past 10-15 years. I am hopeful that they will continue to grow. They operate a great retreat facility, and seem to have much support in the Catholic community.

Edited April 26, 2008 by stlmom

[Guest ambrose]

[quote name='-I---Love' post='1510120' date='Apr 25 2008, 09:47 PM']And to be clear Benedictines traditionally should = teaching, hospitality.[/quote]

Really? I have my Rule of Benedict here, and can't find any reference to what ministries Benedictines "should" or "should not" do. Hospitality, of course, is an important Benedictine value. Yet I don't recall St Benedict proscribing to his monks what ministries they "traditionally should" be doing. Please correct me if I be wrong!

[puellapaschalis]

[quote name='ambrose' post='1510692' date='Apr 26 2008, 11:13 PM']Really? I have my Rule of Benedict here, and can't find any reference to what ministries Benedictines "should" or "should not" do. Hospitality, of course, is an important Benedictine value. Yet I don't recall St Benedict proscribing to his monks what ministries they "traditionally should" be doing. Please correct me if I be wrong![/quote]

I don't think you're wrong. I know a couple of Benedictine communities whose "emphasis" is on other areas than education. Hospitality is something you'll always find with Benedictines, albeit in differing extents. But I don't think St. Benedict says anywhere that his monks and nuns should be particularly involved in education.

[-I---Love]

[quote name='stlmom' post='1510407' date='Apr 26 2008, 02:01 PM']This is a community that hadn't had anyone come and stay for many years. Most of their founding sisters were in their 80's and older and for the most part have passed on to eternity. While they remain a small community, most of the sisters now have entered in the past 10-15 years. I am hopeful that they will continue to grow. They operate a great retreat facility, and seem to have much support in the Catholic community.[/quote]

I really don't buy that most of their sisters have entered so recently although I hope this is true. Each time I've been to Vespers there has been no more than 10 sisters absolute max. I have only seen 3 younger" (30+) postulants, etc.. The two oldest sisters recently passed away. I know of 3 that have seemingly been there for the long haul and are from Germany.

[quote name='ambrose' post='1510692' date='Apr 26 2008, 05:13 PM']Really? I have my Rule of Benedict here, and can't find any reference to what ministries Benedictines "should" or "should not" do. Hospitality, of course, is an important Benedictine value. Yet I don't recall St Benedict proscribing to his monks what ministries they "traditionally should" be doing. Please correct me if I be wrong![/quote]


That wasn't a dogmatic statement. Traditionally, when you look at what Benedictines have done it is build and teach at schools and in conjuction with that, be hospitable. It is a matter of history.