Being Heartened by Hope through the Witness of those who Embraced their Sufferings (Via Zoom)

Thursday, May 19 (6:30pm) – Sunday, May 22, 2022 (12:00pm)

Presenter: Sister Michaela Hedican, OSB

“God offers us a future full of hope

and human beings are the words God uses

to tell the story of grace.”

–  Mary Catherine Hilkert, OP

Scripture holds the premiere stories of grace that teach us about embracing suffering and being heartened by hope.

This retreat will offer participants stories of Scripture as we glean how our ancestors in the faith tended chaos, confusion, loss, grief, and uncertainty. The basis of this retreat will be how they came to live in Hope.

Sister Michaela Hedican, OSB, is a member of Saint Benedict’s Monastery, St. Joseph, Minn. She made her First Profession in 1964 and Perpetual Profession in 1967. She is a graduate of the College of Saint Scholastica, Duluth, majoring in education and holds two master’s degrees; one in religious education from Seattle University, and the other in theology (Monastic Studies) from Saint John’s University School of Theology. She was a middle school/high school teacher and has served in a variety of community administrative positions. From 2003-2009, Sister Michaela served as President of the Federation of Saint Benedict and as prioress of Saint Bede Monastery from 2008, until the sisters of Saint Bede Monastery joined Saint Benedict’s Monastery in Saint Joseph, Minnesota, on August 15, 2010. On February 27, 2011, she was elected 16th prioress of the Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict at Saint Benedict’s Monastery. Sister Michaela completed her term as prioress in June 2017, and is currently Director of Oblates, as well as serving in retreat ministry and as a spiritual director. 

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