Diffusions

Diffusions - Playing with Words: Benedict’s Little Rule for Beginners

With Tim Oberholzer

January 27, 2026
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St. Benedict's "little rule written for beginners" invites us to grow in virtue through intentional living in the ordinariness of life. The text contains numerous themes to inspire and direct individuals and communities in the way of perfection. During these Zoom sessions, we will ponder the Rule of St. Benedict by "playing" with recurring words and themes.  Each month we will examine Benedict's weaving of a different word or theme through the Rule to gain an understanding of his intention and our application.

Diffusions: St. Gertrude of Helfta: Companion for the Millennium

With Dr. Samantha L. Miller

February 4, 2026
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Join us in reading about St. Gertrude of Helfta, 13-th-century mystic and namesake of St. Gertrude's Monastery, in Gertrude of Helfta:  Companion for the Millennium by Sr. Evangela Bossert.   Each chapter is a description of part of Gertrude's story, a description of one of her visions, and then a meditation on these for our lives.

Diffusions: St. Gertrude of Helfta: Companion for the Millennium

With Dr. Samantha L. Miller

March 18, 2026
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Join us in reading about St. Gertrude of Helfta, 13-th-century mystic and namesake of St. Gertrude's Monastery, in Gertrude of Helfta:  Companion for the Millennium by Sr. Evangela Bossert.   Each chapter is a description of part of Gertrude's story, a description of one of her visions, and then a meditation on these for our lives. 

Diffusions: St. Gertrude of Helfta: Companion for the Millennium

With Dr. Samantha L. Miller

April 29, 2026
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Join us in reading with and about St. Gertrude of Helfta, 13th-century mystic and namesake of St. Gertrude's Monastery, in Gertrude of Helfta: Companion for the Millennium by Sr. Evangela Bossert. Each chapter is a description of part of Gertrude's story, a description of one of her visions, and then a meditation on these for our own […]