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Sister Felícita Rentería named superior
Sister Felícita Rentería was named superior of Monasterio Paz de la Cruz and blessed in a simple ceremony at Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand, Indiana, on Friday, January 26, 2018. Sister Felícita was born in Pedgregal, Morropón, Peru, the sixth of ten children of Vicente Rentería and Carmen María Navarro. She entered Monasterío Paz de la […]
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Sisters offer service opportunity for young adults
The Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, Indiana, invite young adults ages 18-25, to join them for a service opportunity on January 3-5, 2018. Participants will gather at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday and finish at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Participants will complete service projects at the monastery and in Louisville, pray with the sisters, build […]
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The Nativity Mosaic
Our Mission Advancement Department sent out a card this year featuring a mosaic that was designed by Sister Mary Alice Schnur, who died earlier this year. The mosaic intrigued us, so we sought out the story behind the artwork. In the early 1960’s, Sister Mary Alice Schnur, then an art teacher at St. Benedict College […]
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The Heart of Hospitality
One of the most fitting comments someone recently made about one of our sisters was, “She makes her heart a home.” Those few words accurately sum up the concept of Benedictine hospitality. As young Benedictines, we are taught the value of hospitality and its centrality to the Benedictine culture both through reading/study and through the […]
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Sisters Enjoy Card-Making Workshop
On Saturday, December 9, 2017, Dr. Jane Bridges of Vincennes, Indiana, and a group of friends led a Christmas card-making workshop for the sisters at Monastery Immaculate Conception. St. Gertrude Hall, the location of the workshop, was set up into eight stations, with each station having all of the necessary materials to make a particular […]
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Hildegard Health Center Earns Top Performing Rating
Hildegard Health Center announced that it earned an overall rating of “Top Performing” from U.S. News & World Report, putting it among the top 15 percent nationwide. The rating system is applied to more than 15,000 skilled nursing facilities in the U.S. “I applaud the outstanding efforts of our Hildegard caregivers and staff who enabled […]
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Monastery No. 2 in ‘Best of Indiana’
Monastery Immaculate Conception continues to impress its visitors. The monastery was recently selected No. 2 for “Best Indiana Historic Destination” in voting by more than 24,000 Hoosiers. The nearby Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial was picked No. 1. Find more information about “Best of Indiana” winners at www.visitindiana.com. Voters also selected Indiana’s Best Fall Festival and […]
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Sisters to hold free Advent/Christmas Concert
All are invited to attend a concert of Advent and Christmas music as part of Christkindlmarkt weekend on Sunday, November 19, at 3:00 p.m. (EST) in Monastery Immaculate Conception Church, 802 E. 10th Street, Ferdinand, Indiana. The Sisters of St. Benedict concert choir, Stillpoint, the sisters’ handbell choir, and several sister-musicians will perform in this concert. […]
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Six Benedictine Sisters Celebrate Jubilee
Six Benedictine sisters celebrated special anniversaries of their religious profession on Sunday, October 29, at Monastery Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand, Indiana. Sister Sylvia Gehlhausen marked the 75th anniversary of her profession of monastic vows. She entered the monastery in 1940 and made monastic profession in 1942. Sister Jan Youart, Sister Mary Agnes Sermersheim, Sister Mary Ann Schepers, Sister […]