Benedictines make three vows for the service of the Lord Jesus: Stability, Obedience, and Conversion of Life. I’m taking a three-part journey into what this means for me as a third-order Benedictine postulant. Part 1 Carey Family History 101 #1: It’s Memorial Day weekend. If your family is like mine (small) and lives in a … Continue reading »
Weekly Update: For the Week of May 19th-26th.
Yes, it’s Thursday (the middle of the week), but why not recap the week and the week to come? Academics: On May 19th, I graduated from Georgetown College in Georgetown, KY (magna cum laude / Phi Kappa Phi). I’m not going to lie, I’m proud of myself. I’ll miss Georgetown, and it will always have a … Continue reading »
Life after.
I woke up at 8 a.m. Nothing to signal a drastic change, since this is my first Monday as an adult with a BA in English from Georgetown College. I woke up in my parents’ house. I woke up in my old bed, across from my brother on the other side of the hall. I … Continue reading »
…but how will I live?
I graduate in four days. Technically, I could get off the academy train on May 19th and never step back inside a classroom again as a student. Of course, Lord willing, I’ll be a student of one sort or another throughout my whole life. It’s in my blood. Ingrained in my skin. I have to … Continue reading »
Why patterns matter.
In the months before I decided to become a postulant in the Benedictine charism, I was talking to a college employee about the kitsch associated with monastic life. Let’s face it: the word monasticism has become vogue in some Christian circles (and in contrast, in other circles, the word is foreign). There are now lots … Continue reading »
Lessons from an Anchoress: Remembering Julian of Norwich
For the feast day of Julian of Norwich: May 8th, 2012. A conservative Christian site for women named her as one of the “Top 10 Bad Girls of the [Christian] Faith.” There’s a semi-cloistered community of Episcopal monks and nuns named after her in the United States. Feminists think she’s the bee’s knees. She’s captivated … Continue reading »
Friday Alphabet.
Friday’s Thankfulness Alphabet. A – Apples, Anchoresses. B – Books, Benedictine spirituality, Battle Road. C- Cookies in the GC Caf, Candy, Candles that smell like cake. D – Dependable people, Detergent, Dad. E – Eggs that are scrambled, Encyclopedias, Energetic days. F – Fridays, Fish as pets, Fulbright program, Facebook. G- Grapes, Georgetown College, Graduation, … Continue reading »
Weekly Update for April 29th-May 5th, 2012
This is the week of April 29th-May 5th. Academics: 17 days until graduation. 7 days until the last day of classes in my undergraduate career. At my freshman orientation four years ago, a professor told me that these years would fly by. I didn’t believe her, but I do now. Funny how that works. Yesterday, I … Continue reading »
Weekly Update: For the Week of April 22nd, 2012
The week that was Aprill 22nd-28th, 2012 Academics: Preparing to write the final paper of my undergraduate career. Graduation is a mere 20-some odd days away. I’ve been invited to attend GC’s Academic Honor’s Day. Teaching and learning still gets me all excited. So excited. I’ll miss Georgetown College, it’s made me into part of the … Continue reading »
Wildflowers from Winter by Katie Ganshert
In this soon-to-be released title from Waterbrook Multnomah, urban architect Bethany Quinn must return to the place she disdains: her rural Iowa hometown. After learning of the death of an estranged friend’s husband and the death of her grandfather, Bethany must return home and face not only death, but a strained relationship with her mother. Using … Continue reading »
