Comments for Terra Sancta

Comment on No Greater Love by Diane

Diane — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:56:40 +0000

Great accomodations, great retreat, great water pressure for the showers….great food, you have a great thing going..I only say great because I am not sure how to spell stupendous!
Wonderful fellowship, beautiful Mass and plenty of time for prayer…Congrats and Kudo’s to new beginnings!

Comment on Main Chapel Entrance by Dennis & Francie Beville

Dennis & Francie Beville — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:29:06 +0000

This will certainly be a tribute when it is all completed…we are very thankful that our Grandson will be attending school here next year…I have shared this project with our home Parish and the Poorhandmaids of Jesus Christ women Religious where we attend Mass Sunday in Donaldson, Indiana the home of their Motherhouse.

Comment on Thumping the Tires by Dennis & Francie Beville

Dennis & Francie Beville — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:50:16 +0000

Can hardly wait to see the progress when we visit at Easter.

Comment on New Year’s Day Virtual Pilgrimage by Carol Brechtel

Carol Brechtel — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 04:14:38 +0000

Beautiful view and scripture verses. I’m ready for a stroll.

Comment on Thumping the Tires by Carol Brechtel, Cursillista

Carol Brechtel, Cursillista — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 04:06:44 +0000

With places to experience Christ through/with other Catholics and have some private space to contemplate one’s place in the scheme of life, too, a Curslillo 3-Day weekend looks like it would fit right in at Terra Sancta I’m excited about the future outdoor ampitheater, stations, and hiking trails. The explanations and blueprints were very helpful in understanding what to expect. An inset to relate where the former Benedict Hall and former convent might have been helpful, though. Thanks for the video tour.

Comment on November Construction Update by Dennis & Francie Beville

Dennis & Francie Beville — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 07:20:31 +0000

We hope that our Grandson will be attending here next year…it is a wonderful place having visited prior to the start of the construction…the Diocese is truly blest.

Comment on Elementary School at Terra Sancta by Fr. Jim Hoerter

Fr. Jim Hoerter — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 03:34:05 +0000

What an incredible opportunity to be a part of this. I am thankful for my 12+ years of Catholic education and hope to pass along a tiny bit of the joy that is mine, that still informs and shapes me each and every day. New memories and lessons will soon be nurtured in our little people who attend the gradeschool, here on Terra Sancta land… If you’ve ever wanted a chance to change a part of the world… here it is.

Comment on We Walk By Faith by Jacqueline Frederick Matthews

Jacqueline Frederick Matthews — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:48:18 +0000

I am so thrilled that Terra Sancta has come into being. It is a fitting name and a fitting place for a spiritual home in the hills. Years ago, we met God there and His presence filled the chapel and the rooms. I remember Msgr. O’Connell’s messages and ministry and Sisters Rosario, Anella and Yvette and I am so thankful for those wonderful memories. Truely, it was and is Holy Ground. I wish my father was alive to see this day, for he loved St. Martins and the prayer meetings there. (Rev. Charles Frederick ). Msgr. O’Connell and Sister Yvette, I would like to let you know that the vision that Sister Rosario had in that chapel is coming to pass. My oldest daughter has married a wonderful Catholic man and they and their little children are serving the Lord. My next to the youngest daughter married a “former Catholic” and they have returned to the church and are extremely happy and thankful in the church in North Dakota and are serving the Lord with all of their hearts. My oldest son, married a wonderful Catholic girl and they are worshiping in the church in Minnestoa. All of those children would accompany us to the prayer meetings at St. Martins so many years ago. (I also want to thank Msgr. for his prayers and support during dad’s lengthy illness, God bless you.) God is faithful. God’s richest blessings upon you and your staff as you carry forth His work on truely sanctified and Holy ground and may miracles contiue to happen there that transform lives.

Comment on Places Catholics Can Call Home Video by Marian Christensen, Spearfish

Marian Christensen, Spearfish — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:41:14 +0000

I would like to thank all of the sisters of the St Martin Monestary for their generous gift of dedicated service through out the years and for offering our diocese this magnificent property that we may continue their work for years to come. You are an inspiration to us all. Thank you!