NUN SENSE

( The Spiritual Journey of A Feminist Activist Nun ) Copyright 2021

B.R.E.A.D. Project

Background The Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing (MBST) Manila Priory, initiated its relief efforts since the lockdown in March 2020 by providing relief packs containing food and hygiene items to street persons/families, jeepney drivers and walk-in hungry individuals who for the first time in their lives shyly begged for food and water, the latter being […]

Solemnity of St. Scholastica

There is very little known of St. Scholastica. The only story that comes down to us is the story of the rain.  And in that story, the lesson that comes to us is that much is given to her because she loved much. Maybe if that is all that is remembered of us it is […]

Attend with the Ear of Your Heart

By Mother Irene Dabalus, OSB A Lectio “Regula” on PROFESSION – “Conversatio Morum” What the word “conversatio morum” evokes in us today? “Conversatio morum” appears in our formula of profession. It is the proud title of our spirituality magazine. We bandy it around in our renewal sessions and literature. However, it eludes our simple understanding […]

Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

Matthew 28:16-20 The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. When they all saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted. Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing […]

Solemnity of Pentecost

A BLESSED PENTECOST By Sr. Mary John Mananzan, OSB I really love this feast! It is so full of life, of energy, of light, of power, of joy! It is also full of mystery because as the first converts said: “We don’t even know that there is a Holy Spirit!” And yet although a tremendous […]

Tuluyan San Benito (Shelter for the Homeless)

What is TULUYAN? TULUYAN is an outreach program for the empowerment of street families in Manila initiated by the Community of Benedictine Sisters in December 2008 in response to the growing number of homeless families. It provides a drop-in shelter where street families may come during the day to avail of its facilities for taking […]