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Sophia Spirituality Center
Bringing in the Fruits of Our Labor
We’re coming to the time of harvest, the season of bringing in the fruits of our labor. On August 11, the Mount lost an amazing woman.
Memories, the promise of change, and a fresh start
August holds many memories of summer. The days are still long and warm, but there is a whisper, a promise of change.
Souljourners Graduation 2025
Twelve students began the 3-year program in September 2022 as the pandemic was waning. Sr. Mary Elizabeth was the director. When she became prioress, she and the council chose a Leadership team of Mary Kay Whitacre, Sr. Marcia Ziska, and…
Souljourners Residency 2025
The Souljourners residency week, held June 22-28, featured two keynote speakers, Lucy Abbott Tucker and Diane Millis. Fifteen students participated (four 3rd year, six 2nd year, and five 1st year students)! In addition, there were five interns and six staff…
Were not our hearts burning within us?
There is spiritual wisdom in slowing down, in stepping into the shade, in listening to the cicadas and the silence between.
Growth, Light, and the Spirit of Pentecost
Nature is in full bloom, and this external flourishing mirrors a call to tend our inner garden. Spiritually, this can be a time to ask, what parts of me are blossoming?
Mourning Pope Francis in the Season of Easter, a Season of Hope
The resurrection is the ultimate triumph over sin and death, transforming sorrow into joy and despair into hope.
Lent to Easter
The resurrection is the ultimate triumph over sin and death, transforming sorrow into joy and despair into hope.
Pilgrims of Hope
Pope Francis calls us to enter into Lent 2025 as "Pilgrims of Hope." This theme encourages us to connect with God and deepen our hope in a world growing in division and despair.
Celebrating faith, hope and love
Underlying not only the Valentine kind of love but all love is the sure knowledge that God loves each of us and we should love every other person and created thing.
Find renewal in the coming year
Consider all the ways Sophia can help you renew yourself in the coming year.
Preparing the Way
Advent invites us to reflect on the significance of the incarnation, the embodiment of God in human form, and prepare our hearts to welcome the light and hope brought by the birth of Jesus.