Visitors to our monastery have long admired the huge cross in front of our chapel — 100 feet of stainless steel, proclaiming to the world that Jesus Crucified is our very life. Recently, however, our giant cross has acquired a smaller — but no less striking! — companion.
Read MoreThe last weekend of July, some girls from Steubenville, Ohio came for a “junior” vocation retreat. The “Wildflowers,” as they call themselves, are a girls’ middle/high school youth group that combines faith with outdoor adventure, and it was a joy to host them for the weekend!
Read MoreOver the past two months, our Helmings crew has been hard at work, becoming more and more efficient with each section of roof completed. With the public areas all but finished, they have turned now to the monastery roof proper. Tile saws, drills, dump trucks, and heavy boots tramping overhead have become a familiar sound in the cloister these days!
Read MoreWe recently began a much-anticipated portion of our roof replacement: the chapel! The unique design of our worship space has given our dedicated roofers quite a challenge: there are no fewer than nine roofs of different shapes and sizes atop our chapel! However, Helming Brothers Co. has been up to the challenge, making it look almost easy.
Read MoreAfter lots of hard work, the first section of our new roof is finally complete! The retreat house now boasts a shiny new layer of Ludowici clay tiles. This week, the crew will be turning their attention (and their scaffolding) to the chapel roof replacement.
Read MoreVisitors to St. Joseph Monastery these days are greeted with trucks, cranes, scaffolding, and piles of tiles! “What is afoot?” they might ask, and the answer might come as a surprise: Cherish the Flame!
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