St. Gertrude de Nivelles

Our Abbey was named in honnor to St. Gertrude de Nivelles and this is why, she is the patron for gardeners and cats but mostly she is the patron saint for travelers (Orlando… Continue reading →

The Veil of Shame

The LGBTI Health Summits are an opportunity for individuals working for the health of intersex, trans, bisexual, lesbian and gay people to meet and share ideas. Attendees are mostly health activists, a mix… Continue reading →

FIRST GAY PRIDE POSTER

  This is one of the earliest known LGBT marketing campaigns, Come Out! Poster, photographed by Peter Hujar, 1970 The Gay Liberation Front used the poster to publicize the first New York Pride… Continue reading →

THE STORY OF A REVOLUTION

I know this is not SPI sistory but I think is very important for new generation of sisters and GLBTQ community  to know our past, I did say this before, and  I will never stop… Continue reading →

RAINBOW FLAG

A rainbow flag is a multi-colored flag consisting of the colors of the rainbow. The actual colors shown differ, but many of the designs are based on the traditional scheme of red, orange,… Continue reading →

HISTORY OF THE ROSARY AND THE SPI ROSARY

The origins of the rosary are “sketchy” at best. The use of “prayer beads” and the repeated recitation of prayers to aid in meditation stem from the earliest days of the Church and… Continue reading →

WORLD AIDS DAY

World AIDS Day was first conceived in August 1987 by James W. Bunn and Thomas Netter, two public information officers for the Global Programme on AIDS at the World Health Organization in Geneva,… Continue reading →

OSPI SISTORY

Orlando Sister of Perpetual Indulgence Sistory (2009-2013) In the beginning 2009 In November 2009, three complete strangers interested in forming a new chapter of The Sisters in Orlando, Florida were introduced to each… Continue reading →

PLAY FAIR

Play Fair 2012 is a compilation of work both old and new. The original Play Fair was drafted in 1982 and produced by Sister Florence Nightmare, RN and Sister Roz Erection, along with… Continue reading →

BLESSING GLITTER

What is Blessing Glitter and what is Glitter Blessings?   Glitter blessings are just that! Take glitter and bless people with it!   No, seriously, it’s something Sister Merry Peter started doing in… Continue reading →