What’s CMMR Up To?

Community of Mary Mother of the Redeemer 12/6/22 Community of Mary Mother of the Redeemer 12/6/22

Sister Debbi’s Ordination

The Right Reverent Douglas E. Sparks will ordain Sister Debra Susannah Mary Rhodes, CMMR to the Sacred Order of Deacons in Christ’s Holy Catholic Church on December 17, 2022.

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Animal Blessing

The Community of Mary, Mother of the Redeemer had a great time at Trinity Church’s Blessing of the Animals near the beginning of October.

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First Vegetable Beds Finally In

The first small vegetable beds are in and filled with soil, and the first vegetables are planted…

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Sister Debbi’s Busy!

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The Resurrection Issue of SuperFlumina is Available!

It’s finally here! The Resurrection issue of SuperFlumina has arrived at the Abbey…

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CMMR Featured in the Hour!

The Community of Mary, Mother of the Redeemer was features in the latest issue of the Hour Magazine.

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New CMMR Rule and New CMMR Breviary Under Review

We’re excited about both of these and can’t wait to share them with you.

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The Retreat that Wasn’t (But Kinda Was)

I had been so looking forward to CMMR’s Holy Cross retreat; for three years I spent every Friday there, worshipping, eating, and laughing with the monks. I was even married there! And even though several of the monks I was close to have died, and my own spiritual director left for another monastic community, Holy Cross will forever hold a special place in my heart.

Community of Mary Mother of the Redeemer 12/8/21 Community of Mary Mother of the Redeemer 12/8/21

New Issue of SuperFlumina!

This new issue of SuperFlumina is the first issue of a second volume—a soft reboot, one might say—which has a number of the features found in the earlier version (the Abbot’s Rant, a Monastery Meditation, poetry, and calendar notes), but has added a substantial featured interview—this issue with Brother James Dowd, OSB, founder of Incarnation Monastery and the Benedictine Service Corps, as well as a refreshed look and feel.

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Letter from Joey

I would like to thank the Community of Mary Mother of the Redeemer for allowing me to be a part of what God is doing through them for the last several years…

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The Habit Makes the Monk

I’m a monastic, living in an Abbey that is also the rectory of a church. I wear a habit six days a week; sometimes I change out of it when I leave the house, but sometimes I keep it on. It’s a symbol of who I am, or, more truthfully, who I want to be.

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Friends, Hospitality, and the Future of Guests at the Abbey

The Rule of Community of Mary, Mother of the Redeemer says, “A Community House without guests is like a chapel without the Reserved Sacrament.”

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When you ask for a tonsure from the Abbot…

Well…

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CMMR Press

Since the beginning, CMMR has been publishing.

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Monastic Living in Ordinary Time

We are in the season after Pentecost, affectionately (and by some people not so affectionately) referred to as “Ordinary Time”. This season takes up quite a bit of our liturgical calendar and yet it doesn’t really get its due in my opinion. I happen to love Ordinary Time.

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First Impressions

I confess. I’ve spent a lot of time as a monastic guest, and I’ve loved every minute of it. Hearing the sound of the bells calling me to chapel four to seven times a day (depending on the monastery) filled me with inexplicable joy, and the time spent chanting each Office was sacred time permeated with God in a way I hadn’t experienced before. But I wasn’t sure how that would translate when it became my everyday life.

Community of Mary Mother of the Redeemer 8/19/21 Community of Mary Mother of the Redeemer 8/19/21

Our First Monastic House!

The Community of Mary, Mother of the Redeemer has started a new phase of its life!