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The Sister Sisterhood: Benedictine Leader Retreat

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The Sister Sisterhood is an idea that was first discussed at the Benedictine Leader Retreat at the beginning of the school year. It is a chance for Regents to understand what it truly means to live the Benedictine lifestyle from firsthand accounts coming from someone who has chosen to live the lifestyle voluntarily. The Benedictine Families program provides a perfect opportunity/setting for each Regent family to become familiar and acquainted with a sister from the priory. The sister can also act as a consistent member of the family as each member graduates and new members are added in. This is also an opportunity for the school and priory to become more involved with each other.

The objective of the Sister Sisterhood is to provide Regents

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