ABFC Programs
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 2020: Due to COVID-19, NADI 2020 has been cancelled.
In 2021 NADI will be held at Sacred Heart Monastery, Cullman, AL
Director: Sister Mary Colleen Schwarz, OSB
Assistant Director: Sister Karen Ann Lortscher, OSB
Women who are novices this present year, 2020 are invited to participate in NADI 2021.
NADI 2021 will be held June 28, 2021 -July 8, 2021
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 2020: Due to COVID-19, NADI 2020 has been cancelled.
In 2021 NADI will be held at Sacred Heart Monastery, Cullman, AL
Director: Sister Mary Colleen Schwarz, OSB
Assistant Director: Sister Karen Ann Lortscher, OSB
Women who are novices this present year, 2020 are invited to participate in NADI 2021.
NADI 2021 will be held June 28, 2021 -July 8, 2021
BSWR - Benedictine Spirituality Workshop and Retreat
Workshop and retreat for temporary professed sisters anticipating perpetual monastic profession by at least nine months.
BSWR 2020: July 6-18, 2020 at Our Lady of Grace Monastery, Beech Grove, IN
Director: Sister Julie Sewell, OSB
Co-Director: Sister Andrea Westkamp, OSB
BSWR in 2020 will take place as an online experience.
Workshop and retreat for temporary professed sisters anticipating perpetual monastic profession by at least nine months.
BSWR 2020: July 6-18, 2020 at Our Lady of Grace Monastery, Beech Grove, IN
Director: Sister Julie Sewell, OSB
Co-Director: Sister Andrea Westkamp, OSB
BSWR in 2020 will take place as an online experience.
