Sacred Stones, Sacred Stories

Please keep our Clyde Sisters in prayer as they begin the discernment process today to elect their new prioress for the community. Sister Sean has led them nobly throughout her term of service.

During the next three days, they will make the choice on who will lead their community during the next four years.

Click here to learn about St. Benedict tells us about what qualities a Benedictine leader should possess.

This coming Monday we will begin the discernment and election process of the Clyde prioress, the house superior.  We spent Friday discerning goals and directions we need to be about for the next four years.  Now we prayerfully enter into the time of discerning and electing the sister who can lead us on this next phase of our communal and personal journey to union with Christ.

The Tucson community will be entering in the same discernment and election process at the end of the month.  Then Sr. Pat will appoint the superior of our Dayton community.

These are not decisions we make lightly.  We truly open the ears of our hearts to listen to the voice of God.  Without doing this we could have the blind leading the blind.  The Rule of Benedict states, “ In the electing of a prioress let the office be conferred on the one who is chosen with the fear of God.” (RB 64)  We trust in the Spirit’s guidance and step forward together.

We ask for your prayerful support for all of us, and we ask you to bless with grace whomever God has called forth to serve.  We humbly thank you for your support.

Our prioress, Sister Sean, snapped this photo earlier this week. It’s of her old office. A place that used to be filled with furniture, meetings, computer equipment (she has a lot!), cameras and prayer.

It’s a little strange to see it looking eerily empty like this. However, it won’t be long until it realizes its new purpose: as a gathering space in our new entry. We can’t wait!