The Gift of Nature
With Sr. Carlotta Fontes, OSB
June 26 - 29, 2025
The vast expanse of the Monastery grounds and hills offer an opportunity to savor the beauty of God’s creation and to learn about the many plants that can be used for medicinal purposes. You will have an opportunity to wander around the grounds and up the hill in order to discover and then identify these plants which are used in making herbal salves, teas and much more.
Come prepared to enjoy an outdoor excursion. You will need appropriate shoes, outdoor clothing, water bottle and a walking stick (if needed).
Tools and materials provided.
Leader
Sr. Carlotta Fontes, OSB
Sister Carlotta was born in Taunton, Massachusetts. Her father was in the Air Force and the family lived in several places including Japan. They moved to Boise, Idaho, in 1974 upon his retirement. As an adult, Sister Carlotta worked in a manufacturing company. Then, in 2000, she went to Europe, inspired by the apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina. While praying in a chapel, she saw a group of nuns enter the sanctuary. “I watched them pray and felt an overwhelming sense of wanting to belong to something like that,” she says. Later, a friend brought her to…
Learn more about Sr. Carlotta Fontes, OSB
Sister Carlotta was born in Taunton, Massachusetts. Her father was in the Air Force and the family lived in several places including Japan. They moved to Boise, Idaho, in 1974 upon his retirement. As an adult, Sister Carlotta worked in a manufacturing company. Then, in 2000, she went to Europe, inspired by the apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina. While praying in a chapel, she saw a group of nuns enter the sanctuary. “I watched them pray and felt an overwhelming sense of wanting to belong to something like that,” she says. Later, a friend brought her to…
Learn more about Sr. Carlotta Fontes, OSB