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The Benedictine nuns of Gower Abbey sing the Tenebrae Responses… disc and digital download!

The wonderful nuns of Gower Abbey, the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, have a  disc and digital download: Tenebrae at Ephesus US HERE – UK HERE These are the RESPONSORIES of Tenebrae for all three days of the Triduum.  They are, arguably, … Read More

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A few good causes for end of the year giving

At the end of a calendar year, good people like you readers are looking for good causes to support with their giving dollars. We can’t trust many organizations which have the world “Catholic” in their title. Off hand, I can … Read More

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We’ve now had decades to study the map….

In geometry, when two lines diverge from the same point, the farther they extend, the farther apart they get. In a journey, if you take a road leading the opposite direction of your destination, the farther you go from it.  … Read More

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For the “Springtime File”!

A sad bit of Dominican news: the monastery of the Santo Domingo el Real in Madrid has had to close for lack of vocations, 805 years after its foundation by St Dominic. The nuns have long been guardians of the … Read More

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It seems that, after Vatican II, nothing really changed. But now? Now’s our chance!

For the last couple months I was too happy to have had the desire for self-harming.  However, now that I am not in Rome anymore I ventured over to the Fishwrap and revisited the darkness of self-inflicted irritation. Sr. Joan … Read More

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“Oh people will come, Reverend Mother. People will most definitely come….”

With major league help from a friend in Kansas City…   “Reverend Mother. People will come, Mother. They’ll come to Gower, Missouri for reasons they can’t even fathom. … “They’ll turn into your driveway, not knowing for sure why they’re … Read More

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Laus Deo! Great news from Gower Abbey in Missouri

By now you will have heard the news about Sr. Wilhelmina of the Gower Abbey Benedictines in Missouri. Sr. Wilhelmina died in 2019 at 95 years.  She had been the foundress of these wonderful traditional Benedictine nuns about whom I … Read More

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1993 – 30 years ago when Mother Angelica declared war

I am stretching back into my memory for how this all worked. In 1993 John Paul II went to Denver for World Youth Day  There were Stations of the Cross, mimed, in which a woman depicted Christ.  Mother Angelica of … Read More

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VIDEO (must see): The Benedictines of Mary are growing and BUILDING

The traditional Benedictine nuns of Gower Abbey, the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, have expanded with a daughter house. These are the Benedictines who have made the beautiful music recordings that I feature often in my podcasts. They are … Read More

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SPECTACULAR! New Gregorian Chant from the nuns of Gower Abbey: TENEBRAE

I am really happy to inform you that the wonderful nuns of Gower Abbey, the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, have a new disc and digital download: Tenebrae at Ephesus US HERE – UK HERE These are the RESPONSORIES … Read More

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