When Peggy Matson applied to work at the Monastery in 1988, she was newly married and working at a local bar. Her mom’s best friend, Jeanette Nuxoll, worked in the St. Gertrude’s  kitchen and suggested Peggy apply. Sister Sylveria hired her and soon Peggy was creating meals alongside Jeanette and another long-time legend of the

Oblate Jo-Anne Zimmer is overseeing the historic renovation of the Annex. As a retired self-employed general contractor who spent her career in new construction and as a kitchen remodel specialist, she brings tremendous skills and experience to the work. Her arrival as a live-in volunteer upon her retirement six years ago combined with emerging building

Often when we hear the expression “fear of the Lord/God,” it conjures up images and experiences from our past of a God who is out to punish, who is on the watch to see if we are good, or who visits people with bad things if we are not good. Unfortunately, those images and experiences

May 30, 1929 ~ October 17, 2020 “That in all things God may be glorified.” Sister Joan Smith, OSB, was born into eternal life at 6:41 a.m. on October 17, 2020, in the presence of her sisters and caregivers at the Monastery of St. Gertrude in Cottonwood, Idaho. She was 91 years old and had

August 15, 1935 ~ October 14, 2020 “If I can be in the stance of gratitude for all of life, the good and the bad, and for life itself, then I can’t help but be filled with joy.” Sister Bernadette Stang, OSB, was born into eternal life at 9:52 p.m. on October 14, 2020, in

by David Rauzi An artifact from the Cooper’s Ferry Excavation Site, a Western Stemmed Point that is dated to be approximately 13,000 years-old, can be viewed at the Historical Museum at St. Gertrude along with interpretive features. For archaeologists, artifacts being unearthed at the excavation site at Cooper’s Ferry outside Cottonwood, are indicating much older

Museum/Welcome Center/Gift Shop Manager Monastery of St. Gertrude seeks a Museum/Welcome Center/Gift Shop Manager to provide leadership and management at the Monastery in north central Idaho.  Position includes: Staffing front desk of the Monastery’s Welcome Center and Gift Shop. Liaison with staff and volunteers for daily operations of Museum, Welcome Center and Gift Shop. Provide leadership to

Sister Mary Forman shared this reflection at the Perpetual Monastic Profession of Sister Karen Martin on Saturday, August 15, 2020. Readings: Revelation 11:19a, 12:1-6a, 10ab; Psalm 45; 1 Cor 15:20-27; and Luke 1:39-56 Today we rejoice in one of our own taking the next step in her journey to becoming a Benedictine Sister. She is,

by Sister Teresa Jackson Imagine if you will the scene from the Acts of the Apostles that we read. It’s outside of the Temple, it’s about 3:00, it’s probably hot, dusty, busy, crowded.  And this man is laying there, like he has for years, just trying to make some alms, some money to live on. And

“All of life is a healing journey…..I do whatever I can to help people come to that.”Sister Agnes Reichlin was born into eternal life at 8:35 a.m. on July 22, 2020. She was 86 years old and had been a Benedictine sister for 67 years. She will be remembered for her influential career in nursing,