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  • Spring 2020

    BySister Elizabeth

    DUC IN ALTUM Dear Friends:  Our newsletter was printed before we knew that the coronavirus had arrived in the U.S. We are obviously very concerned, especially for those who have the disease, and for those medical personnel who treat them. We hold all in prayer, including the many millions whose lives are so disrupted by…

  • Spring 2021

    BySister Elizabeth

    WATCHING One of my favorite times is very early morning, shortly after I awake, when I sit in my ‘cell’ (monastic term for my room) and watch the clouds go by. My moods and emotions may not only reflect the weather outside, they are in fact the face of the weather inside. Spring 2021 Newsletter…

  • Fall 2026

    BySister Elizabeth

    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…

  • Fall 2023

    BySister Elizabeth

    TAKING TIME What a great relief it was to be away from the responsibilities, from the nearly constant demands on my time and attention. I was just sitting. Just being. Just quietly grateful for the loveliness of God’s creation, for the priceless gift of quiet, of time, of empty space. Fall 2023 Newsletter (1.1 MB)