Pottery teaches lessons in spirituality, sister says

Creative community of nuns at Queen of Peace Monastery produces pots, carvings, icons, books

Sister Mary Magdalen Coughlin, OP, makes clay pots in her studio at Queen of Peace Monastery. "It's like watching a little miracle take place," she said. Agnieszka Krawczynski / The B.C. Catholic.

A Dominican sister says she sees little miracles when she's clad in a work habit and sitting at a potter's wheel. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.


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