Sister Lisa Maurer – Profession Thoughts – Part II
In my last post I asked you to tell me what you wanted to know about my life, especially in terms of my anticipated Perpetual Profession. Several people responded with a wide range of questions and I...
View ArticleSister Lisa Maurer – Profession Thoughts III
I love sharing my vocation story with all ages, especially the young. In the past years I have had the blessed opportunity to share my story with many groups in many settings. In fact, one time I spoke...
View ArticleSister Lisa Maurer – Profession Thoughts IV
In a recent blog I told you about differences in religious communities and I said that one of the distinguishing characteristics about Benedictine Monastic Life is our Profession – the lifelong...
View ArticleSister Lisa Maurer – Profession Thoughts – Part V
God is good and knows how to get my attention. Anything related to sports catches my eye, quickens my heart and stirs my imagination. So when I read this quote during my morning prayer, just days...
View ArticleSister Lisa Maurer – Taking Off
By the time you read this the celebration of my Perpetual Monastic Profession will have taken place over a month ago. I can’t begin to explain what my life has been like since . . .
View ArticleSister Lisa Maurer – On the Road Again
I have been in my "new" position as Mission Integration Manager for the Benedictine Health System for several months. As part of my ministry . . .
View ArticleSister Lisa Maurer – In God’s Good Time
Have you ever noticed that St. Matthew was not called to be a follower of Jesus with the rest of the group? Maybe it was because he was a tax collector and not a fisherman hanging out down by the...
View ArticleSister Lisa Maurer – Look to Mary
Have you ever had a time when things just didn’t turn out right? Maybe you hoped to go golfing with your friends and it did nothing but rain. Maybe your efforts to rebuild a relationship are met with...
View ArticleSister Lisa Maurer – The Year of Faith
Pope Benedict the XVI has declared October 11 2012 through November 24, 2012 the Year of Faith. Fittingly, the Year of Faith begins on the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican...
View ArticleSister Lisa Maurer – Go Off Alone to Pray
In recent days I have been struck by the passages in the Gospels that report how Jesus would go off alone to pray. Although I have no official count . . .
View ArticleSister Lisa Maurer – Marvelous Confusion
Marvelous confusion . . . this phrase caught my attention while reading Julian of Norwich. In her work entitled Showings she writes about the marvelous confusion that makes up our human life in a...
View ArticleSister Lisa Maurer – Did Mary Know?
Still awash in the light of the Christmas star, the Church takes time to honor Mary, Mother of God. As I gaze upon the sweet manger scene of Mother and Child with Joseph standing by, I can't help but...
View ArticleSister Lisa Maurer – Game Changer
Those of you that know me are most likely thinking that this blog is going to be about Adrian Peterson breaking a long run for the Minnesota Vikings or Ricky Rubio’s return to the Minnesota...
View ArticleSister Lisa Maurer – The Gospel of Mark
Have you noticed that most of the Gospels for daily Mass have come from Mark? When we began the new Liturgical Year at Advent, we changed our cycle of readings. During this Year of Faith . . .
View ArticleSister Lisa Maurer – Feast of St. Scholastica
. . . St. Scholastica, patroness of the Duluth Benedictines, was the twin sister of St. Benedict. She was dedicated to God from an early age and grew beautifully in grace and wisdom. Some stories even...
View ArticleSister Lisa Maurer – Amazing Grace
Lent is the perfect time to reflect upon God’s amazing grace. Year after year we are given these 40 days that call us back to focus on the goodness of God. It is astonishing to remember that God never...
View ArticleSister Lisa Maurer – A Season of Growing
We all know that the season of Lent is about conversion and change. We are called to turn away from sin and become more and more like Christ. In other words, we are called to grow. Many times in the...
View ArticleSister Lisa Maurer – We Are Never Lost
I have been tromping through the woods a lot these last days, taking advantage of the precious snow cover and the sunny winter weather. Bundled-up and with +Sister Rita Ann’s walking stick in hand . . .
View ArticleSister Lisa Maurer – Habemus Papam!
Where were you when you heard the words Habemus Papam? I was cruising up Minnesota Highway 65 on my way from Benedictine Senior . . .
View ArticleSaint Joseph’s Day – March 19
It would be misleading to gauge Saint Joseph’s importance by the number of words allocated to him in Scripture. Despite there being seemingly few and relatively simple verses about Saint Joseph in the...
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