The Franciscan Sisters, T.O.R., of Penance of the Sorrowful Mother announced the death of 38-year-old Sr. Teresa Reyes. Sr. Teresa died on Feb. 20, 2023 after battling cancer. Her death is the first of this Franciscan order, which was founded in 1988. “We’d like to ask for...
This is beautiful! Actor and producer Mark Wahlberg met with one of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal for a private Mass before his Ash Wednesday interview on NBC’s Today Show. Wahlberg appeared on the Feb. 22 edition of the morning show to discuss his faith, family life, the...
Located in southeastern France, Notre-Dame d’Aiguebelle Abbey is a French Trappist abbey founded in 1137. Today, the community consists of 19 monks who pray and work together. Let’s look at the abbey’s history and and learn a little about the monks’ products. Brief history of Aiguebelle To...
Welcome to the abbey Notre-Dame de Tournay in the Hautes-Pyrénées, in France! Rebuilt in 1951, its history began recently, but its roots are much older. Eighteen Benedictine monks live there today. They follow the rule of Saint Benedict: “Pray and work.” Below, we will take you on a little tour...
The only Trappist monastery in Alsace (in eastern France) is Our Lady of Oelenberg, located next to Mulhouse and surrounded by fields and forests. These Alsacian monks are well known for their delicious homemade pasta and wheat flour. But the almost thousand-year-old abbey, founded in 1046, also has a very...
These tweets are so cute! 😂 Religious sisters across Twitter continued their annual #SuperBowlintheConvent trend during the 2022 Super Bowl between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals on Sun., Feb. 13. The Catholic sisters with the Daughters of St. Paul began the entertaining tradition after they trended during the...
