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...

A Message from the Prioress

Monastic Stability and God’s Transforming Vision Blessings of Christmas peace to you, You might be able to relate when we say that this year is not what we hoped it would be. Plans we made were cancelled. The people we wanted to welcome could not come. As...

Reflection for Christmas Mass During the Night

by Sister Mary Forman, Prioress ~ December 24, 2020 Readings: Isaiah 9:1-6; Psalm 96: 1-3, 11-13; Titus 2:11-14; and Luke 2:1-14 Artwork by Janet Richards Blessed Christmas everyone, especially to our friends who are viewing on-line! “The people who walked in darkness...

Innkeeping During a Pandemic, Part 2

In this second video, Will Hunter — innkeeper of the Inn at St. Gertrude — talks about discerning a mission when you can’t normally do your...

Reflection on the Feast of St. Gertrude

by Sister Mary Forman, Prioress Readings: Judges 6:36-40; Psalm 19:8-11; Ephesians 3:14-21; Matthew 15:21-28 Happy Feast of St. Gertrud! We will soon be moving into the seasons of Advent and Christmas.  In anticipation of Nativity, we heard in the reading at...