Title

Threads from Our Tapestry: Benedictine Women in Central Minnesota

Authors

Imogene Blatz OSB, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
Alard Zimmer OSB, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University

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Description

In Threads from Our Tapestry, the authors share historical, biographical and human-interest material about the Sisters of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota. Sometimes dramatic, sometimes humorous, the stories included bring out the color of the sisterhood in contrast to their black-and-white image.

ISBN

0878390855 9780878390854

Publication Date

1994

Publisher

North Star Press of St. Cloud

City

St. Cloud, Minn.

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | Catholic Studies | Religion

Recommended Citation

Blatz, Imogene, and Alard Zimmer. Threads from Our Tapestry: Benedictine Women in Central Minnesota. St. Cloud, Minn.: North Star Press of St. Cloud, 1994.

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Table of Contents:
When obeying is difficult. Mother Willibalda Scherbauer / Imogene Blatz -- Mother Antonia Herman / Imogene Blatz -- Mother Rosamond Pratschner / Imogene Blatz -- Mother Henrita Osendorf [pt. 1] / Imogene Blatz -- Mother Henrita Osendorf [pt. 2] / Alard Zimmer -- Sister Lewine Zimmerman / Alard Zimmer -- Prioress directs the monastery. Mother Aloysia Bath / Imogene Blatz -- Mother Cecilia Kapsner / Imogene Blatz -- Mother Louise Walz / Imogene Blatz -- Mother Richarda Peters [pt. 1] / Imogene Blatz -- Mother Richarda Peters [pt. 2] / Alard Zimmer -- Everyone has a special gift from God. Sister Irma Schumacher / Alard Zimmer -- Sister Joanne Muggli / Alard Zimmer -- Sister Jeroma Johnson / Alard Zimmer -- Mother Scholastica Kerst / Imogene Blatz -- Sister Nora Luetmer / Alard Zimmer -- The turkey industry / Imogene Blatz -- Gospel for our guide. White Earth mission/ Imogene Blatz -- Redlake mission / Imogene Blatz -- Mille Lacs mission / Imogene Blatz -- Orient missions / Imogene Blatz -- St. Martin Priory, Bahamas / Imogene Blatz -- College of Saint Benedict / Imogene Blatz -- Serve one another. Sister Carmita Gohl / Alard Zimmer -- Sister Everilda Meyer / Alard Zimmer -- Sister Howard Caspers / Alard Zimmer -- Sister Rose Michaelis / Alard Zimmer -- Artisans of the monastery. Sister Clarus Himsl / Alard Zimmer -- Sister Juliana Venne / Imogene Blatz -- Sister Ivan Schaefer / Alard Zimmer -- Sister Viola Orgon / Alard Zimmer -- Sister Edward Kelly / Imogene Blatz -- Herbalists / Imogene Blatz -- Care of the sick. Hospital opens in Bismarck / Imogene Blatz -- Tribute to our nurses / Imogene Blatz -- Typhoid in the scholasticate / Imogene Blatz -- A variety of temperaments. Sister Magna Werth / Alard Zimmer -- Sister Eva Syc / Alard Zimmer -- Sister Lamberta Reichor / Alard Zimmer -- Sister Arleen Jundt / Alard Zimmer -- Sister Olivette Misho / Alard Zimmer -- Sister Maxine Simmer [pt. 1] / Alard Zimmer -- Sister Maxine Simmer [pt. 2] / Imogene Blatz.