Stewardship in Every Season – Managing the Cloisters Campus
Stewardship in Every Season – Managing the Cloisters Campus
Few people understand how much work goes into keeping the Cloisters campus looking beautiful year-round. From snowstorms to summer mowing marathons, our dedicated grounds crew manages it all. We sat down with our head groundskeeper – Heath Albright to learn what it really takes to care for a campus of this size and beauty. Q: How long have you
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From Indianapolis to Gretna: A Small World Connection
The Cloisters community is not only strong – it’s far-reaching! Just ask Melissa and John Joerger and staff member Holly Ortmeier, who experienced this firsthand over the past year. Their story began in Indianapolis at 2024 National Eucharistic Congress. That event included thousands of attendees and three of them – Holly, John, and Melissa –
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How Something Small Becomes Holy
My name is Margo, and I have made five Cloisters retreats. I like to say I’m a cradle-to-college Catholic. Religion has always been part of my life—but it’s been the retreats that have brought me back to my faith, again and again. From Christ Renews His Parish to Kairos retreats, and now here, at the
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From Hand Drawings to Reality
When we sat down with Liz Robb and Dana Talbot from Elizabeth Robb Interiors, one thing became clear right away – this was no ordinary project. It all started when longtime collaborator and architect, Jonathan Foote, reached out with what he called a dream project. He believed it would be unlike anything they’d ever worked
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Ignite Your Ignatian Spirituality
The next time you pray, invite the Five Actors into your prayer. You won’t regret it! Start the day off right by, first and foremost, inviting God to direct your day with His wisdom. And remember, we need His wisdom in both the big and the small moments of our days. Spend some time in
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On God’s Stage: The Five Actors of Ignatian Spirituality
The Jesuit theologian Joseph de Guibert pointed out that just as there are many kinds of bridges—truss, suspension, simple, elegant, some built cheaply and others at great cost—so too there are many kinds of spirituality in the Church. Each has its own design and purpose. Franciscan spirituality emphasizes poverty and closeness to the poor. Dominican
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Meet Chef Manager Kevin Carney
If you’ve ever left the Cloisters still thinking about the meals, you’re not alone. We often hear that meals at The Cloisters on the Platte are delicious and appreciated, and at the heart of it all is Chef Manager, Kevin Carney. Kevin’s culinary journey began early in life, sparked by cooking at home and with
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Introducing Cloisters Connect
Hello Folks! I am happy to talk to you today in our first edition of this new monthly newsletter. It’s a fresh way for The Cloisters on the Platte to stay in touch, share updates, and strengthen our community, replacing the Weekly Meditation emails we have been sending. We will continue to send weekly retreat
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Finding God in All Things
As we begin this new series of monthly reflections on the spirituality of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, we start where every good story begins: with a life transformed. Ignatius of Loyola was born in 1491 into a noble Basque family in northern Spain. He grew up dreaming not of sanctity, but of chivalry, honor, and
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Three days of silence,
a lifetime of transformation
Experience a weekend at
The Cloisters on the Platte.