“All guests who present themselves are to be welcomed as Christ, for he himself will say: I was a stranger and you welcomed me” RB 53
St. Benedict challenges us to see the world as One, to welcome each person as Christ before us and to expand our hearts with a radical love for all. St. Mary Monastery celebrates the Benedictine value of Hospitality during 2022. We welcome people of all faiths to join us in a deeper understanding of how to bring this Hospitality to a world that is broken and divisive in so many ways. Learn what St. Benedict means about this ‘call to action’ that Hospitality challenges us to. This is the first in a yearly series highlighting a different Benedictine value. 2023 will focus on Peace & Justice and 2024 will highlight Care of Creation.
Benet House and St. Mary Monastery welcome S. Judith Sutera, OSB, and author Diane Millis, PhD as the featured presenters for this inaugural program. Join this new opportunity to learn more about the Benedictine values and how they can be lived in our everyday lives. Onsite and virtual opportunities.
Sr. Judith Sutera, OSB, is a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison, KS. She holds degrees in psychology and sociology, with master's degrees in counseling and in monastic theology. A magazine editor and the author of True Daughters: Monastic identity and American Benedictine Women's History and St. Benedict's Rule: An Inclusive Translation and Daily Commentary and other books, she is a director for oblates, teaches courses in monastic spirituality, and gives presentations, retreats, and workshops for monastic communities, academic conferences, formation groups, and retreat centers across the United States.
Keynote: “Radical Hospitality”
Workshop: “Exploring Hospitality with St. Benedict”
Diane M. Millis, PhD, is an educator, spiritual director, retreat facilitator, inspirational speaker, and author of three books. Her recent book, Re-Creating a Life: Learning How to Tell Our Most Life-Giving Story, was named one of the best spiritual books of 2019 by Spirituality and Practice. Diane has taught at the University of Minnesota, Saint Catherine University, and the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University. She currently teaches at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. To learn more about her ministry, visit www.dianemillis.com.
Workshop: “Becoming Gates of Hospitality in a Broken World”
Date: Sat. Nov 12, 2022
Time: 9 am–4:30 pm via Zoom and onsite at Benet House
Retreat leaders: Sr. Judith Sutera, OSB and Diane Millis, PhD
Onsite Fee: Registration and payment by October 12: Commuter: $85 (includes lunch and materials); Overnight: $120 (single room, lunch, and materials); $113 (double room, lunch, and materials). Registration and payment after October 12: Commuter: $100; Single overnight ($135); Double overnight: ($128).
Virtual Fee: Registration and payment by Oct. 12: $65; Registration and payment after Oct. 12: $80.