This Thursday, Oct. 25, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., the Historical Museum at St. Gertrude will celebrate a new exhibit on Idaho characters with an open house and guest speaker Cort Conley, author of numerous books on Idaho, including “Idaho for the Curious.” The...
This Thursday, Oct. 18, at 7 p.m., come experience Idaho wilderness through a slide presentation recounting years of high country adventures that often included horses and mules. The collection features images by Phil Wimer and Lynn Welborn — a nurse, photographer and...
The second lecture of the 19th Annual Historical Museum at St. Gertrude Fall Lecture Series takes place at 7 p.m. Thursday, October 11, with local historian Penny Bennett Casey who will present her research on the infamous Florence Cemetery. In September 1861 gold was...
Join the Fall Art Challenge with Judith Marvin, former St. Gertrude’s artist-in-residence and Embracing the Artistic Call alumna! You are invited to create something inspired by hospitality. You can use any medium you want (if it involves performance, the length would...
The 19th Annual Historical Museum at St. Gertrude Fall Lecture Series begins at 7 p.m., Thursday, October 4, with Idaho songwriter and storyteller Tracy Morrison who will share her unique expressions of Idaho heritage. Tracy performs at festivals, museums, libraries,...
Over 40 Benedictine oblates and sisters from around the world will gather at the Monastery of St. Gertrude in Cottonwood, Idaho, Oct. 7-13, for the first ever Oblates for the Future Symposium. Throughout the week attendees will explore such topics as the history of...
PROFILES IN COURAGE: The Biblical Version by Sr. Jeanette von Herrmann, OSB Recently, I once again came across JFK’s Profiles in Courage. Written while Kennedy was a senator, this Pulitzer Prize-winner tells the stories of senators who courageously took ethical but...
The Gonzaga University Concert Choir, conducted by Timothy Westerhaus, will perform at the Monastery of St. Gertrude on Sunday, September 9, at 1:30 p.m. The group will also provide music for 10:30 Mass that morning. This choir performs at the Monastery every...
St. Gertrude’s history is full of people who are remembered for their extraordinary lives of service — and not all of them are sisters. Sabi Frei was an employee who worked for the Benedictine community for 45 years, beginning in 1934. His legacy includes enduring...
A reflection by Sister Miriam Mendez There are times in a person’s life when a circumstance seems to take on a life all its own. The person somehow transcends herself and her natural inclinations to participate in an event. Now I’m pretty ordinary in some ways and...
