Feb 08 Saturday
Benedictine Peace Center Offers 2024-2025 Spiritual Enrichment Program
The Benedictine Sisters of Sacred Heart Monastery’s Peace Center offer this year’s Spiritual Enrichment Program, designed for Christian men and women faced with the challenges of our modern world. It provides an inspiring and empowering guide for everyone struggling with their faith in tumultuous times. The program will meet online one Saturday morning per month, from 9:30 to 11:30 am, from September through April. Those interested are welcome to gather with Sister staff members to share prayer and dialogue on the selected reading.
Guided by Fr. Ronald Rolheiser’s book Wrestling with God: Finding Hope and Meaning in our Daily Struggles to be Human, we will discover new ways to live an authentic faith amid an ever-changing world. The text invites dialogue on topics like Wrestling with Fear, Wrestling with Faith and Doubt, Wrestling with God, and Wrestling for Faith within a Complex Culture. As part of this program, participants are invited to schedule a personal silent retreat, with two overnights, at our Peace Center in Yankton.
The Benedictines who staff the Benedictine Peace Center - Sisters Sharon Ann Haas, Doris Oberembt, Mary Jo Polak, and Jeanne Ranek look forward to gathering with men and women desiring to deepen their faith life by connecting with others with a similar desire. Registration is requested by August 23. Find more information at https://yanktonbenedictines.org/spiritual-enrichment-program/. Register online or contact the Peace Center at [email protected] or call 605-668-6292.
Feb 15 Saturday
Join us at Henry’s Books in Spearfish on Saturday February 15 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM for a book signing with local author Brad McKim as he shares his most recent works with us.About the Author:
Raised in Southern California, Brad McKim spent thirty years as a lawyer living in Colorado, Texas, Alaska and London, England. Through his work and love for travel he has visited all 50 states and over 75 countries. In 2015 he retired from the practice of law to pursue other passions including his lifelong interest in presidential history. His historical novels, A Presidents Story (published by History Publishing Company out of New York) and A Presidents Story Too (Outskirts Press), are the result. Brad now lives in Wyoming with his wife Kay.
About the Books:
In the wake of the Civil War, fourteen men will succeed Abraham Lincoln and attempt to reunify the United States. As their personal tales intertwine and overlap on their way to the Presidency, they defer to Congress until it is clear that Democrats and Republicans are more concerned with the prerogatives of power and patronage than Lincoln’s pledge of freedom and opportunity for all Americans. The 19th-century Presidents battle with Congress to reform how jobs and other benefits are dispensed, while the Presidents of the early 20th century find themselves presiding over a country that has transitioned from an agricultural economy—supported by slave and immigrant labor—to an industrial economy generating the wealth that thrusts the country onto the world stage. Through it all, the Presidents continue the novel practice of handing over power peacefully, even in the face of a Depression that will challenge the United States’ newfound status as a world power.
Mar 05 Wednesday
The Benedictine Peace Center in Yankton is offering an online Lenten Scripture Study focusing on The Eucharist in Scripture beginning March 5. Participants may choose between a Wednesday morning group from 9:30-11:00 or a Wednesday evening group from 7:00-8:30. The study is available via Zoom with an option for simultaneous in-person group discussion at the Benedictine Peace Center for Yankton area participants. Facilitated by Sister Mary Jo Polak, the six-week program will include study, sharing insights, and praying together. Registration deadline is March 1; cost is $65. For more information on registration and ordering materials, visit https://yanktonbenedictines.org/scripture-study, email [email protected], or call 605-668-6292.
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