Like the rest of the world, we are shocked and saddened by the tragic news of the Russian invasion of Ukraine … As Passionist contemplatives, we are responding by intensifying our intercession for both countries, begging our Crucified Lord to restore peace and prevent an escalation of this conflict.
Read MoreAs most of you probably already know, Western Kentucky was ravaged by severe tornadoes last Friday night/Saturday morning. Thanks be to God, our monastery was spared and all the nuns are safe — however, for many others in this part of the country, the damage was catastrophic and even deadly.
Read MoreDuring our Forty Hours, we held the Eucharistic Procession in Time of Epidemic and Plague, an ancient devotion used by the Church for centuries.
Read MoreWe have been keeping the entire Church in our hearts in a special way during this difficult time, and on Sunday afternoon the novitiate “hatched” a plan to combine this intercessory prayer with our annual Easter egg hunt.
Read MoreWhat is the purpose of the cloistered vocation? What does it look like? What value do our hidden lives have for the Church and for the world? As implied by the adjective “contemplative”, cloistered contemplative nuns come to the cloister to enter into a contemplative prayer relationship with the Holy Trinity. This is our vocation in the Church.
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