February 24 - A Looming Project...
 
 

This past fall, a friend of the community graciously donated two gently used floor looms. Soon enough, words like "heddles", "treadles" and "warp" began flying around community recreation and scraps of paper with scribbled patterns could be found lying around the novitiate. A few months later, and...well, you can see for yourself!

 

We are so grateful for this generous gift, and know we haven't even approached the limits of what is possible now that we're getting the hang of it. Already, "weave" some new project ideas "looming..."

 
Sr. Marie Thomas Lawrie
February 2 - Feast of the Presentation of the Lord

Happy Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (aka Candlemas), and World Day for Consecrated Life! Here are a few moments from today's liturgy. God bless you!

 
 
 
 

Sr. Marie Thomas Lawrie
February 1 - Paschal Candles

For the past two years, Sr. Florentina Marie has been hard at work in our downstairs candle workshop, hand-pouring Paschal candles (as well as all our altar candles, Advent candles and other interesting creations) and letting them cure. This January, she spent time with our Franciscan Poor Clare sisters at St. Clare's Monastery in Duncan learning how to decorate and finish the Paschal candles with a variety of fine wax designs. Thank-you, dear sisters, for your gracious and joyful support! Here are the "first fruits" of this year's candles.