St. Philomena's Convent

Summer Tour 2026
"HOW TO SAVE THE WORLD"

The Sisters might be in your state this summer!

This latest venture of ours consisted in a series of miniature tours to:

(1) raise funds for our convent building project, and
(2) inspire Catholics to keep up their courage in the midst of today’s spiritual warfare.

Here is a sample flyer of the Catholic Battle Joy talk that we gave in 2025.

Sister Maria Philomena

Sister grew up in Northern California as the oldest child in a family of ten. She took final vows as a Slave of the Immaculate Heart of Mary on March 25, 1998, and is now the sub-prioress of the Sisters, as well as the director of the Saint Augustine Institute of Wisdom. For years Sister taught religion, art, music, literature, history, English grammar & composition, drama, Latin, logic, and rhetoric at the high school level. She has also penned a number of articles excellent for From the Housetops magazine and Catholicism.org.

Sister Maria Philomena spoke:

  • Dade City, Florida, on Saturday, July 12
  • Front Royal, Virginia, on Monday, July 14
  • New Tripoli, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, July 15
  • Edemston, New York on Saturday, July 19
  • Fort Wayne, Indiana, on Saturday, August 9
  • Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Monday, August 11
  • Hubertus, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, August 12
  • Portland, Ohio, on Thursday, August 14 [canceled until further notice]
  • Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, August 16

Sister Marie Gabrielle

Sister Marie Gabrielle is a native of Sonoma County, California. She professed vows as a Slave of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 2012. She has a growing collection of “Sister Talks” posted on the Sensus Fidelium YouTube channel: “What Mary Wants from You,” “A Thousand Times Happy,” and a third talk entitled, “Doubling the Blade,” which expounds on the purpose and appeal of her Community’s bestselling book, The Liturgical Rosary. Along with teaching the fifth and sixth grades at Immaculate Heart of Mary School, overseeing the Sisters’ efforts to raise funds for a new Convent, and working with Arouca Press to publish a new book, Sr. Marie Gabrielle delights in her private studies on Christological anthropology.

Sister Marie Gabrielle spoke:

  • Sumner, Maine, on Thursday, July 10
  • Fenton, Missouri, on Sunday, July 13
  • St. Mary’s, Kansas, on Tuesday, July 15
  • Union, Kentucky, on Saturday, July 26
  • Charlotte, North Carolina, on Thursday, July 31
  • Poway, California, on Saturday, August 9
  • Chula Vista, California, on Sunday, August 10
  • Palo Cedro, California, on Thursday, August 14
  • Acton, California, on Saturday, August 16

 

If you know anyone who would be interested in hosting a Sister Talk in the future, please encourage them to contact us at micmreligious@gmail.com for more information.

Past Events Gallery

Thanks for attending to our events, please enjoy our gallery of past events.

All this is possible thanks to you!

Annual Saint Benedict Center Conference
Richmond, NH

Ave Maria! Sr. Maria Philomena and Sr. Marie Gabrielle both speak in New England at the annual Saint Benedict Center conference.
Join us next year!

Columbus Day Weekend: October 9th & 10th, 2026