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Have you ever heard the origins of the Nativity Scene? Have they been around for the entire 2,000 years of Christianity? Where exactly did it come from? The Nativity Scene…

While researching for an assignment on Church History the other day, I came across a startling essay on Ancient Monasticism. Scanning through the text to see whether it would be…

By Sister Marie Therese At the end of September four other sisters and I headed to France for a pilgrimage. We spent six beautiful days in Lourdes which was followed…

At the end of August, we were invited for several days to the annual National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors in the diocese of Rockville Centre in Long Island. Diocesan…

(see full album of pictures here) “Although you have not seen Him, you love Him; and even though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice…

As the community prepares to receive our postulant, Sister Emily, into the Novitiate, there is plenty of activity surrounding this beautiful occasion. The Sisters have spent many weeks together pulling…

Summertime at Casa Maria means many things, but this year it has meant tomatoes, tomatoes, and more tomatoes! At the moment, we have an abundance of them, grown in our…

This summer, we would like to encourage you to keep all your diocesan and religious priests, and the sacred priesthood at large, in your prayer. These months are often the…

Some of you have asked to see more posts about what happens during ordinary daily life at Casa Maria – here’s a regular event at home that you might enjoy…

Early one morning in May, four Sister Servants flew all the way to the great state of Washington. We went to share about our life as Sister Servants with the…