On May 3, in Moscow, Idaho, the Inn at St. Gertrude’s innkeepers won the Idaho B&B Association Bonzey Award for “The Inn-spirational Innkeeper of the Year.” The award is shared with other recipients Roley and Janice Schooner of Western Pleasure Guest Ranch in...
Every year, Catholic Extension’s Lumen Christi Award honors an individual or group working in one of America’s mission dioceses who demonstrates how the power of faith can transform lives and communities. This year Sister Maria Elena Schaefers, who is currently...
The rooms in Spirit Center are named for mystics and monastics. Here is one of them… “In the house of God there are many mansions. There is a place for everyone… Once we deeply trust that we ourselves are precious in God’s eyes, we are able to recognize...
On Sunday, April 3, four new oblates joined the St. Gertrude’s community: Judy Murray of Olympia, Washington; Esther Wheeler of Nine Mile Falls, Washington; Becky Bishop of Stevensville Montana; and Angela Padley of Eagle, Idaho. There are currently over 70 oblates of...
At the beginning of this year, the sisters heard a portion of Pope Francis’ letter regarding the Holy Year of Mercy, which reminded all Christians that “God forgives all and God forgives always. Let us never tire of asking forgiveness.” What might mercy look like to...
Listen carefully, my child, to your master’s precepts, and incline the ear of your heart… ~ Rule of Benedict A retreat at Spirit Center is an opportunity to live life according to the Rule of Benedict alongside the monastic community. Benedict undertook the grand goal...
Dear friend of the Monastery, Like many Benedictine monasteries throughout history, our monastery is serving to preserve a cultural heritage as well as a spiritual one. We are preserving the past for the future through our Historical Museum that is engaged in...
Each year the sisters participate in the Offering of Letters sponsored by Bread For the World. These letters are written as one of our Lenten practices and are offered during the Eucharistic service on Holy Thursday evening. The theme of this year’s letters was...
St. Gertrude’s is coming to you! Meet Our New Prioress: Sister Mary Forman, OSB Friends and supporters of the Monastery of St. Gertrude are gathering for the first “North Idaho Area Circle” in order to extend the Monastery’s presence as a sanctuary of peace,...
Sister Bernie Ternes found the work of her heart at the age of 52 when she visited a shelter on First Avenue in Seattle. “I discovered that the deepest yearning of my heart is to be among God’s ‘anawim’ — the lost and forgotten ones,” she had said. She became a...
