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[quote name='slisa' post='1169223' date='Jan 18 2007, 03:52 PM']
The olivetan benedictines in Jonesboro, Ar wear habits check out their website at olivben.org
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Hi and welcome! Are you a Benedictine sister?

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There are some Benedictine sisters I saw at Clear Creek Monastery in Oklahoma as well :) They attend the Divine Office and Mass there. I don't know if they live there or were visiting from another community. There were three. I didn't have the opportunity to talk to them while I was there so I don't know much. Is anyone here in contact with them?

Lauren

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[quote name='Ora et Labora' post='892780' date='Feb 20 2006, 02:28 PM']
So, they work with the people? Do they teach? Or do they just keep to themselves?
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Yes :)

The the charism of each individual benedictine abbey varies widely. Some are contemplative, and only the guestmaster/mistress would have any regular contact with the guests. Others run retreat centers, and would thus have greater contact bwtween monks/nuns and visitors. Others run schools, seminaries, and universities. so it really depends on the abbey and the congregation that the abbey belongs to.

I have visited 3 abbeys. St. Peters in Saskatchewan, which runs a junior college, a print shop, a publishing company, a small farm, two dozen pareishes, and a partridge in a pear tree. St mary's monastery near Boston, which is a double community with st scholastica's priory, is strictly contemplative and only the guestmaster usually associates with the guests. the other one is Christ in the desert in new mexico.

i wrote a web page about my expereieces at Christ in the Desert a tthis location:
[url="http://www.dboyko.info/dayinlife.html"]http://www.dboyko.info/dayinlife.html[/url]

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[quote name='Totus Tuus' post='1169311' date='Jan 18 2007, 05:49 PM']
There are some Benedictine sisters I saw at Clear Creek Monastery in Oklahoma as well :) They attend the Divine Office and Mass there. I don't know if they live there or were visiting from another community. There were three.

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One of the three is Terrye Newkirk, formerly a writer for among other magazines Catholic Answers. She started out as a hermit and eventually became a canonical hermit and received instruction from the monks there. she initially wanted to be a carmelite but had some bad experiences that she wrote up in Catholic Answers as "sister hell". she has her own little hermitage on the property. I have been out of contact with her for several years now. I have heard that she had one other person and they were thinking of trying to start a small community. I havent heard anything from that in about 4 years. so I guess they are now three!

I had thought of joining Clear Creek at one time, but they have an upper age limit of 35

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[quote name='she_who_is_not' post='897505' date='Feb 25 2006, 10:32 AM']
Oraetlabora,
[url="http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/index.php?showtopic=44870"]Here [/url]is a link to a thread I started on the Benedictines. There are a lot of good communities listed in there. I love the Benedictines and though I feel I am called to the Poor Clares I may visit a few communities if the opportunity arises. I really love the Tyburn nuns, they have houses all over the world. I was hoping to visit their houses in London and Scotland this summer but I won't be in the UK as planned. Anyway here is a link to there great site [url="http://www.tyburnconvent.org.uk/index2.html"]Tyburn Convent[/url] and a couple others in the UK
[url="http://www.stanbrookabbey.org.uk/"]Stanbrook Abbey[/url]
[url="http://www.stceciliasabbey.org.uk/"]St. Cecelia's Abbey[/url]
and a great community in formation here in the US
[url="http://www.oblatesofmary.com/"]Oblates of Mary, queen of apostles[/url] my keyboard won't type a capital q, no disrespect intended.

Also, if you get a chance read In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden. The author stayed at the guesthouse of Stanbrook Abbey for 3 years while writing the book. It is wonderful!! Don't even bother with the movie. Hope this helps. You are in my prayers.
God's Peace,
Amanda
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Amanda

I loved "In This House of Brede"! And I am discerning At Tyburn in London! I will be going to visit them in late March and staying through Easter. They are wonderful nuns - so heartfelt and welcoming, and they answer every single question I have, no matter how small or silly it seems. It their postualnt list of things to bring, it said "plain white panties" and "white vest with sleeves" but nothing about bras, so I got up the nerve to ask if I was supposed to bring my bra or not - :huh: Mother wrote back and said, yes, of course I should bring my bra -- and that she would send me a little pamphlet of "tips" to help me out -- whew!

God's grace+
Annie

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[quote name='Totus Tuus' post='1169311' date='Jan 18 2007, 05:49 PM']
There are some Benedictine sisters I saw at Clear Creek Monastery in Oklahoma as well :) They attend the Divine Office and Mass there. I don't know if they live there or were visiting from another community. There were three. I didn't have the opportunity to talk to them while I was there so I don't know much. Is anyone here in contact with them?

Lauren
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I heard that they are called the "Oblates of Mary Queen of Angels". I believe they are originally from the benedictines of Mary out in MO and that the Clear Creek monastery is helping them become established.

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[quote name='Sr. Mary Catharine' post='1170013' date='Jan 19 2007, 08:58 AM']
I heard that they are called the "Oblates of Mary Queen of Angels". I believe they are originally from the benedictines of Mary out in MO and that the Clear Creek monastery is helping them become established.
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Actually there are two separate groups of traddie Benedictines in the process of getting established.

The Mary Queen of Angels Convent, Clear Creek group started with a hermit as someone else mentioned, but she became seriously ill, and wasn't able to take vows. But a small group has formed there all the same as Oblates, being helped and trained by the monks. You can read about them here:
[url="http://www.dioceseoftulsa.org/news/images/eoc082006.pdf"]http://www.dioceseoftulsa.org/news/images/eoc082006.pdf[/url]

The other group is the Benedictines (formerly Oblates) of Mary Queen of Apostles now in Missouri - they are currently doing a noviciate year (they make first profession in May) sponsored by the Solemnes Congregation Benedictines of Deux Montaignes in Canada. Their website is here:
[url="http://www.oblatesofmary.com/"]http://www.oblatesofmary.com/[/url]

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I wanted to resurrect this thread, having missed this [url="http://www.walburga.org/Novitiate.html"]GOOD NEWS[/url] last month. Two of the four novices at St. Walburga's in CO made first vows in February.


Also, the spring newsletter is out for their sister monastery, [url="http://www.stemma.org"]St. Emma Monastery[/url]. They will have a come and see weekend July 6-8, if anyone is interested. I grew up in western PA not too far from St. Emma's. It's a beautiful part to travel through, folks. Edited by stlmom
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[quote name='Kate' post='1171721' date='Jan 20 2007, 10:06 PM']Actually there are two separate groups of traddie Benedictines in the process of getting established.

The Mary Queen of Angels Convent, Clear Creek group started with a hermit as someone else mentioned, but she became seriously ill, and wasn't able to take vows. But a small group has formed there all the same as Oblates, being helped and trained by the monks. You can read about them here:
[url="http://www.dioceseoftulsa.org/news/images/eoc082006.pdf"]http://www.dioceseoftulsa.org/news/images/eoc082006.pdf[/url]

The other group is the Benedictines (formerly Oblates) of Mary Queen of Apostles now in Missouri - they are currently doing a noviciate year (they make first profession in May) sponsored by the Solemnes Congregation Benedictines of Deux Montaignes in Canada. Their website is here:
[url="http://www.oblatesofmary.com/"]http://www.oblatesofmary.com/[/url][/quote]

One of my friends visited them(the MO order) when they were in PA (or something like that). She said they were awesome!
Another friend of mine is visiting them March 25th-31st. Please keep her in your prayers. She is seriously discerning religious life- even flew over to Italy to visit a Trid order (i think sisters of the institute of Christ the King)

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little video on GodTube of Benedictine Monks at Mt Angel Abbey Oregon,Usa

[url="http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=87ae86df31cee1982066"]http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?view...6df31cee1982066[/url]

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little video on GodTube of Benedictine Monks at Mt Angel Abbey Oregon,Usa

[url="http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=87ae86df31cee1982066"]http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?view...6df31cee1982066[/url]

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Simply beautiful... thanks for posting...
That reminds me, for all St. Louisans lurking here--you can celebrate The Passing of St. Benedict with the monks at St. Louis Abbey tomorrow with Gregorian Vespers at 6:10 p.m. or on Wednesday with Mass at 5:45 p.m. followed by English Vespers.

[url="http://www.stlouisabbey.org"]St. Louis Abbey[/url]

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Found a website for some active Texas Benedictines that I hadn't heard of before--[url="http://www.starrcountybenedictines.org/indx.html"]Starr County Benedictines[/url]
They have a modified habit and a pro-life ministry, so seem more traditional than many active Benedictines in the USA.

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