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By Cara Buckley – New York Times The prairie sisters of Wisconsin would never call themselves renegades. Not in their decision to open their Roman Catholic community to Protestants. And not in their decades-long work restoring 170 acres around their monastery to ecological health, transforming lawns and farm fields into thriving oak savanna and native prairie that is riotous with wildflowers and grasses, insects, rabbits and birds. The sisters of Holy Wisdom Monastery outside Madison, Wisc., say these actions fulfill their highest calling: to welcome all people and care for the Earth as a sacred place. The sisters have won…
Francesca Pica – Wisconsin State Journal – Just off Highway M in Middleton is a hidden place, sheltered by dense trees and blanketed with grasses. Out of sight, though, doesn’t mean off-limits. On the contrary, the Benedictine sisters who run Holy Wisdom Monastery invite visitors and hope it’s a welcoming place for all, worshipers and the general public alike. The spacious, white-walled monastery offers free water and coffee, a log to request prayers during the daily service, and volunteers eager to assist. Outside, the sisters, who live in the monastery and lead the group, invite visitors to wind their way…
YADA is a store, and also a ministry, working with women and their children who are in need of love and support following deep trauma. “We are clear that although we can provide for some of their physical needs, it is Jesus who can bring the love and hope they are searching for. “We have prayed with many of the women…the response to a sincere prayer moves most of them to tears and many have asked to be prayed for again. A few have been open to going to church with us. This has led to deeper spiritual conversations. “We…
MIDDLETON – Cindy Herbst can’t help but see the parallels. She and her family have thrown themselves into the restoration of a 100-year-old Victorian house, which will become a "Ronald McDonald"- type house for adult patients recovering from transplants. Read more. Previous article on this topic.
Cindy and Brian Herbst were in the market for a smaller house when they stumbled across the Pierstorff House, a hundred-year-old, ten-bedroom behemoth of a structure in downtown Middleton.While not exactly the modest quarters they were considering after the last of their children departed for college, the home presented them the opportunity to do something they had been considering for the past five years: create a "transplant house". Read more. News ReleaseHome Page