Sister Mary Forman Re-elected Prioress

Left to right: Federation of St. Gertrude President Jeanne Weber, Assistant Prioress Sister Mary Marge Goeckner, Prioress Sister Mary Forman, Sister Jane Becker, and Sister Marcia Ziska. The monastic community of the Monastery of St. Gertrude has re-elected Sister...

Inner Work

by Tim Oberholzer, Spirit Center Interim Manager A blue and gray boom lift sat on the Monastery of St. Gertrude’s front lawn for much of December. Plumbing, electrical, and HVAC companies’ trucks parade up the driveway regularly. Hammers and power tools fill the air...

Meet Our New Museum Manager

Carla (Nuxoll) Wilkins became the new manager of the Historical Museum, Welcome Center, and Gift Shop last November. Prior to that she was the Grangeville Outreach Coordinator for Lewis Clark State College for nine years. In this interview she describes her vision for...

Oblates Move Forward

New oblates are welcomed into the St. Gertrude’s community through formal oblations in 2019. Looking to the future, the oblates of the Monastery of  St. Gertrude have shifted from a traditional model of leadership and announced a new triad model of lay leadership for...

Baptism of the Lord

A homily by Sister Teresa Jackson, January 10, 2021 I had a whole homily prepared for today.  It had some good lines in it, possibly a good point. But I had finished it before the events of Wednesday and the riot at the nation’s capitol and the shameful...