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NADI - Novice and Director Institute
Program goals of the Novice program are to experience the unity and diversity of Benedictine communities, explore some essential elements of the Benedictine monastic way of life, listen with the ear of the heart to the call towards transformation, and to experience peer support and feedback in living the Rule of Benedict.
Goals of the Directors program are to experience peer support, share with other directors regarding specific topics and/or areas of expertise, to be supportive for the novice as she experiences the program.
​NADI 2023 dates: May 8-18, 2023
​Location:  Sacred Heart Monastery
Cullman, ALABAMA 
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NADI FACT SHEET 

NADI REGISTRATION FORM

NADI TRANSPORTATION
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Director of NADI 2023:
 
Sister Karen Ann Lortscher, OSB
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Sister Karen Ann is a member of the Benedictine Community at Sacred Heart Monastery in Cullman, Alabama.  She has been part of the community's vocation and formation ministry at various times during her 38 years of Benedictine life.  Sister Karen Ann, a former ballet dancer, continued to share this gift with her Community in liturgical dance for many years.  Her ministries in the Community include teaching 4-year-old Kindergarten, First and Second Grades, Campus Ministry, and Development.  She enjoys reading, both print and audio, movies, painting, walking, and Yoga. 

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