Tuesday, January 1

Monks are moving tomorrow!

The monks are moving into their new residence tomorrow! My dad and brothers are helping along with other members of the local community. There will be alot of back and forth with cars loaded with various things from the lodge to the new residence. From now on all liturgical ceremonies will be held at the crypt. A new chapter is beginning at Clear Creek monastery.

Tuesday, December 25

Saturday, December 15

Spiritual Exercises in Kansas (Silent Ignatian Retreats)

I benefited so much from my retreat with Miles Christi last fall and I am looking forward to the next one coming in April. I want to share this information with any of you that might be interested in making the Ignatian Retreat in Kansas. The retreat center in Wichita is very beautiful.


Preached and directed by the priests of Miles Christi

The Spiritual Exercises are a silent retreat based on the well-proven method of St. Ignatius of Loyola. The priests of Miles Christi, devoted to the preaching of these Ignatian retreats, frequently offer them in a weekend format. Throughout the centuries, the Spiritual Exercises have shown to be an excellent means of sanctification, highly praised by Popes and Saints.

For Women and Young Women
April 18-20, 2008 (Wichita, KS)

For Men and Young Men
September 26-28, 2008 (Wichita, KS)

Miles Christi Religious Order
P.O. Box 701200 - Plymouth, MI 48170
(248) 596-9677 - infousa@mileschristi.org

Tuesday, November 27

The baptism of my new God-Child

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Originally uploaded by smollerus

What a wonderful day when a soul becomes the adopted son of God. I was so happy to be holding such a beautiful creation and so honored to be a God-mother!

Tuesday, October 16

My Friends in Europe

So many of my friends are either in Europe or have been there in the past and I just can't wait for my turn! So check out their travel blog!

Monday, October 15

St. Michael's Sword Smith


http://www.stmichaelsswordsmith.com/
My friend Gabe Hugoboom has an awesome website where he sells beautiful wooden swords that he crafts himself. He is very talented and his works of art speak for themselves. His website has been recentely updated - so check it out!
From the website:
St. Michael's SwordSmith™ brings you the largest exclusive collection of fully-functional hardwood swords. Each meticulously handcrafted in the USA to match the look, detail, strength and weight of a steel sword - the main weapon carried into battle for thousands of years. This collection of wooden swords has been based upon historical designs and named after great historical saints. As for the biblical, these sword designs are fabricated works of the production designer and the names are of the great archangels and guardian angels whose existence is attested in the Holy Bible. these wooden swords outdo the name 'waster' and are more of replica swords, built to last and perform in intense combat as the steel swords did for centuries, but in the substance of wood.

Tuesday, October 9

Baby Steps

I know that so many of you enjoy seeing the progression of my artwork and so (thanks to my friends who took the class with me) I have a series of pictures of my icon as I was working on it during the 5 day class in Dallas.






99 Balloons


Hat-tip to American Papist

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