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Discernment Retreat, Dec. 17-19
Single Catholic women, ages 18-35, who would like to take a weekend to pray about a possible vocation to the monastic life, are invited to inquire about attending the upcoming discernment retreat at...
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"Be poor with Me: reflections on poverty"
Today is the first day of the 40-day Nativity Fast (or "Philip's Fast," because it begins on the eve of the feast of the Apostle Philip). Today we begin to prepare our hearts to receive Jesus in the...
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"What Silence is Not," with Mother Cecilia
Today on the podcast, "What God is Not" with Mother Natalia and Fr. Michael O'Loughlin, the first of a series of episodes with the other nuns of our monastery begins, kicked off by an episode with...
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Amazed by your generosity!
Even though times have been hard for many this year, our benefactors were more generous than ever! For our Bridegroom’s Banquet on Nov. 13, two matching donors pledged to match donations up to a total...
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A song co-written by Mother Cecilia: "Rebuild My Church"
Mother Cecilia shares about a song she co-wrote which was recently released online:I am excited to share with you this song which I co-wrote with a spiritual brother of mine, Deacon Joe Menkhaus, a...
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The Publican, the Pharisee, and the Snow Pile
We got a couple feet of snow three weeks ago, and it's kept snowing since. As the snow pile in our parking lot kept growing and growing, our dokimos couldn't help making a meme. We hope everyone had a...
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Our Winter Newsletter is Finally Published!
Our winter newsletter is finally published! It features the life profession of Mother Natalia and Mother Petra, their reflections, reflections about the profession from each of the other members of...
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Pray with us for peace, through the intercession of the Ukrainian saints
We are praying earnestly for our family and friends (and all people) in Ukraine! We are also praying for the people of Russia, especially those who have been detained for protesting war, and for the...
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Resources for the Great Fast
Glory to Jesus Christ!Hello dear ones, As we begin the Great Fast today, we'd like to share a couple of resources you might find helpful. "Living With Christ: Great Lent at Home" is a booklet from the...
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A Reflection from One of the Nuns on the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
I’ll admit it is somewhat odd what struck me while praying this year with the commemoration of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste. I realized that I have, in my mind, formed a subconscious link between...
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Upcoming Opportunities to Pray with Us: The Great Canon and Bridegroom Matins
The Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete:Join us for the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete on Thursday, March 31, at Holy Resurrection Parish, 532 Lloyd Rd, Euclid, Ohio. The hundreds of prostrations...
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The Weight of War: A Mother's Lament - A Reflection from Mother Petra
The war sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a poignant, throbbing backdrop for my experience of the Great Fast this year. On the second day of Lent, I read these words of St. Sophrony of...
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LIVE Recording of What God is Not's 100th Episode
Mother Natalia and Father Michael O'Loughlin's podcast "What God is Not" is about to hit a major milestone: their 100th episode. You're invited to join the live recording of the 100th episode of the...
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"The Garden of My Heart," a poem by Mother Iliana
A still from our video Be Poor With Me: Reflections on Poverty, filmed by David Bratnick In honor of the Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross, Mother Iliana would like to share her poem "The...
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"And God Came Down" -- a poem by Mother Petra for Annunciation
"And God Came Down" -- a poem by Mother PetraHe saw the bondageof His people in Egyptand God came downin a burning bushto set them free,promising Moses,“I will be with you.”He saw the oppressionof the...
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"Mary of Egypt," a poem by Mother Cecilia
On the Fifth Sunday of the Great Fast, we commemorate St. Mary of Egypt, a profound model of repentance. (And Her feast day is April 1.) If you are unfamiliar with the life of St. Mary of Egypt, you...
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Save the Date for the Bridegroom's Banquet!
Please save the date for our annual benefit dinner, The Bridegroom's Banquet. More details will be coming out in the next few months, so please stay tuned for more announcements and the opportunity to...
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Lazarus -- a poem by Olivia
Icon from the Ashmolean Museum, University of OxfordIn honor of Lazarus Saturday, we'd like to share a set of haikus from our dokimos, Olivia, which she wrote a few years ago during a discernment visit...
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Your Brother Will Rise -- a reflection by Mother Iliana
When the war broke out in Ukraine, my heart was torn to pieces. My own people were being slaughtered. I felt so helpless – what could I do to help them so far away, here in a little monastery in Ohio?...
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"After the Anointing," a poem by Mother Petra
In honor of Bridegroom Matins which we pray this week on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and our journey toward the Paschal Mystery, we'd like to share this poem by Mother Petra.After the AnointingI...
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