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May 13th First Profession

May 13th First Profession

Sister Mary Anne came from Singapore to Still River almost three years ago and entered as a Postulant. While attending the Traditional Mass in her native country, she met a family from Chicago who were parishioners of the same church. One day she mentioned to them...

Our Lady of Fatima

Our Lady of Fatima

Sister Maria Faustina, MICM, speaks about devotion to Our Lady as our Mother, Our Lady of Fatima and the Rosary. A sweet and simple meditation for the month of May! Ave Maria!

Mass of All Time (Song)

Mass of All Time (Song)

One of our Sisters wrote the words of song to promote and defend the Latin Mass to the tune of "The Town I Love So Well." Saint Louis Marie de Montfort, was famous for using the popular melodies of his times with the lyrics of his poems to catechize. In ths spirit of...

Palm Sunday Preparations

Palm Sunday Preparations

Take a look into the behind-the-scenes preparation for Palm Sunday here at the monastery. Sr. Magdalene Marie also shares how to make a simple palm cross, and explains that blessed palms are a sacramental. Learn how to make one and share it with others!

Sisters Make Maple Syrup

Sisters Make Maple Syrup

Every year we tap over 100 sugar maple trees here on the monastery grounds, and make our own monastery maple syrup! A few years ago the Brothers MICM built a quaint little sugar shack in our backyard where Sister Brigid Mary, MICM, makes the maple syrup magic happen!...

Morning Star in East Texas!

Morning Star in East Texas!

January 2023 brought more than just the New Year to the Sisters, it brought a new venue for Morning Star Camp! Five Sisters traveled to Tyler, Texas, from January 27–February 4 for a 5-day Morning Star Day Camp! Usually our "Mini Camps" begin relatively small – but...

School Expansion Goal

School Expansion Goal

The 2022–2023 Academic Year is well underway here at Immaculate Heart of Mary School. But not a day goes by without a prayer that the IHM School Expansion Project will quickly come to completion! We are desperately in need of space! With the new year, the Sisters were...

The Story Behind the Ring

The Story Behind the Ring

A short history and explanation of our sterling silver True Devotion Ring for souls consecrated "To Jesus through Mary" given by Sister Mary Jacinta, MICM. The ring was designed by the Sisters, Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Saint Benedict Center in...

Morning Star Camps 2022

Morning Star Camps 2022

A priest friend once told us that in religious life there is no vacation – only a change of occupation! How true it is! Come June, the school doors close and the doors of our Morning Star Summer Camps open! Once again, we had a full schedule of four weeks, with a...

Idaho Camp(s) 2022

Idaho Camp(s) 2022

Day Camp A week after school recessed for the summer, three Sisters traveled to Post Falls, Idaho, to direct two separate sessions of Morning Star Camp. They were hosted for the 4th consecutive year by the Fraternity of Saint Peter at their Saint Joan of Arc Parish....

May 13th Novice

May 13th Novice

Today we had the joy of welcoming a new novice into the community on the feast of Our Lady of Fatima! Marie Cote, a native of Rhode Island, completed her six months of Postulancy and was received as a Novice of the Sisters, Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary at...

St Patrick’s Talent Night

St Patrick’s Talent Night

The Sisters perform at our annual Saint Patrick's Day Talent Night every year! It is always an enjoyable show of varied talent and good ol' time Irish spirit! This year, the Sisters sang the songs "The Green Fields of France," and "The Rambles of Spring." Enjoy the...

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