Spring 2022
The past few months have been a time of challenges for us at the Hermitage, as well as challenges for our country and for the world at large. Challenges are everywhere. How do we respond? Or do we perhaps just react?
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Fall 2026
Many of us are not sure where we belong. We can face major life decisions; and be very unsure of what to do. I had left my Carmelite Monastery, and didn’t quite know what to do with myself. I didn’t have much, $30 in my pocket to be exact – and drove to Maine. Fall…
My Story: By Sr. Bernadette Kasinathan
RCIA is the reason why I am a contemplative nun. When one is baptised as an adult, one cannot help but come to the realisation that one’s life has been very uneventful, and also of many previous unruly and false conceptions. Letting the Saviour into my life made for a complete turnover and drastic changes,…
Spring 2026
THE WINTER FROM HELL What to do when everything is challenging, everything seems bleak. What to do? Spring 2026 newsletter in PDF (7.1MB)
My Story: By Sister Elizabeth Wagner
I was raised Protestant, in the United Church of Christ, but in high school I met a teacher who lent me a biography of St. Teresa of Avila. It was love at first sight, and I knew what I wanted to be “when I grew up.” But it wasn’t that easy! Not only was I…
Summer 2018
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Fall 2020
STAYING THE COURSE What a challenging year it continues to be—and likely will continue to be as we head towards fall and winter. And so we trudge along in this perilous ‘new normal.’ We endure. But it’s hard. We need to find ways to help ourselves stay the course. Fall 2020 Newsletter in PDF format…