The 26th Annual Raspberry Festival began with nearly eighty runners and walkers who took the 8 a.m. course toward Keuterville and back in the Fun Run & Walk. The event was followed by a pancake breakfast and the opening of the Arts & Crafts Fair, art show, car...
Benedictines are called to a life of stability, obedience, and conversion, according to the Rule of Benedict. As part of the long process of preparing for Final Profession, seven sisters from monasteries across the country gathered at Spirit Center July 10-25 for...
First Reading: Isaiah 55:6-9 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 139:1-12 Gospel: John 6:53, 60-71 Good morning and Happy Feast of St. Benedict! At Morning Praise this morning we heard the story of Benedict’s correction of one of his monks, a magistrate’s son, who was serving...
“In order to live in harmony with the earth and to promote responsible stewardship we commit ourselves to choosing a life-style that will give witness to our love of the earth.” ~ Philosophy of Land Use When we adopted our Philosophy of Land Use statement in 1993 we...
“Idaho stories run deep and broad in my family,” writes Idaho Writer-in-Residence Christian Winn. “These Idaho stories stuck with me, and I grew up to become a writer, a storyteller, a collector of characters, imagery, culture.” From his short stories to novels, Winn...
Artist Jo Israelson was stuck. She had just finished an extensive, two-year art installation project called “Welcoming the Stranger.” She had fallen from some scaffolding and needed to heal from a broken ankle. Her mother died. She was creatively, physically, and...
Registration is open for the 26th Annual Raspberry Festival Arts & Crafts Fair, Sunday, August 5, 2018, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Monastery of St. Gertrude in Cottonwood, Idaho. This annual fundraiser benefits the Historical Museum at St. Gertrude and people attend...
“Living as a Monk in Everyday Life” with Sister Teresa Jackson is a nine-month Benedictine spirituality cohort program at Spirit Center at the Monastery of St. Gertrude. It begins with a week-long retreat September 10-16, 2018. Sister Teresa was inspired to create the...
One aspect of our vision statement is “grateful simplicity.” Simplicity is one of those concepts that conveys ambiguous reactions, as Sr. Jeremy Hall writes: Ambiguity attaches to the concept of simplicity…We have done strange things to the very term in the English...
In her careers as educator, counselor, and spiritual director, Sister Gerry Marie has encouraged people to laugh at the difficulties and pray through what is not easy. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Gerry Marie grew up in a large family and learned early on how to...
