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Remembering Sister Mary Melady, OSB
Our dear Sr. Mary Melady died peacefully the morning of Holy Thursday. She celebrated the Lord's supper in the company of Jesus, the...
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
Apr 173 min read
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Extra! Extra!
By Susan Clark Our Winter/Spring 2025 issue of Sacro Speco magazine has been mailed! You can read the PDF version here on our website ....
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
Mar 291 min read
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Scholastica Alumnae leading the way in pediatric palliative care and advancing educational equity
By Susan Clark Our Winter/Spring 2025 issue of Sacro Speco magazine featured a new alumnae profiles section. This issue profiled Brittany...
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
Mar 282 min read
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What is an Oblate?
by Kevin Chears, oblSB July 2024 - left to right is outgoing NAABOD leadership: Linda Gilmartin, Secretary; Sr. Antoinette Purcell, Vice...
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
Mar 272 min read
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Catholic Sisters Week 2025 - #LikeaCatholicSister
2025 Catholic Sisters Week #LikeaCatholicSister The 2025 Catholic Sisters Week campaign theme is #LikeaCatholicSister - a national...
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
Mar 82 min read
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Centering women's voices - Feast of St. Scholastica, Martha and Mary, Song of Songs, new oblates
Mural of St. Scholastica above entrance to the chapel Happy St. Scholastica Feast Day! On this feast day, Sr. Susan Quaintance shared...
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
Feb 102 min read
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Our Continued Support of Immigrants
We are a community of religious women founded by German immigrants in the 1800s, who first arrived in Chicago to provide education for...
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
Jan 273 min read
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At the border in the Tohono O’odham Nation
Here in the desert, stories of the Tohono O’dham Nation and immigrants crossing from Mexico merge into one.
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
Jan 94 min read
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The O Antiphons Banners of Advent
These O Antiphons banners were made by Sister Juliana LaPuma, OSB and photographed by Sister Eleanore Hillenbrand, OSB in the 1980s....
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
Dec 17, 20242 min read
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Remembering Sister Margaret Ann Holtz, OSB
Our dear Sister Margaret Ann Holtz, OSB, 92, passed away peacefully the morning of Saturday, November 30, 2024 at St. Scholastica...
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
Dec 4, 20242 min read
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Extra! Extra!
By Susan Clark Our Summer/Fall 2024 issue of Sacro Speco magazine has been mailed! You can read the PDF version here on our website . In...
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
Nov 19, 20241 min read
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How has Benedictine education shaped you?
By Sr. Susan Quaintance, OSB Sr. Susan Quaintance presented “Holy Conversation: Is that the Crux of Benedictine Education?” in September...
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
Jul 11, 202410 min read
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Archives Go Online
By Sr. Virginia Jung, OSB, Community Archivist Article originally published in Sacro Speco Winter/Spring 2024 Not all archival work is...
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
Jun 29, 20242 min read
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We Cannot End Homelessness Without Homes
Mother Teresa Place to house 40 families in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
Jun 27, 20244 min read
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What we've been up to since September 2023
By Susan Clark Our Winter/Spring 2024 issue of Sacro Speco magazine has been mailed! You can read the PDF version here on our website ....
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
Jun 22, 20241 min read
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St. Hildegard: Friendship with God, a presentation with author Susan Garthwaite
Sue Garthwaite, author of "St. Hildegard: Ancient Insights for Modern Seekers," presented “St. Hildegard: Friendship With God".
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
Feb 22, 20242 min read
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On God and Love: Feast of St. Scholastica
Dozens of oblates and friends gathered for the Feast of St. Scholastica Vigil and reflected on love.
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
Feb 16, 20246 min read
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Sisters welcome Scholastican to Communications role
From stage crew to communications coordinator: Susan Clark, Scholastica alumna, has joined the staff of the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
Feb 8, 20241 min read
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Experiences of Mexico
By Sister Susan Quaintance During one day of our Monastic Congregation Council meeting at Monasterio Pan de Vida in Torreon, Coahuila,...
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
Jan 31, 20243 min read
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Oblate Nancy Labiak attends Fifth International Oblates Congress
By Oblate Nancy Labiak The Fifth International Congress of Benedictine Oblates was held in Rome in September 2023. The week-long...
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
Nov 9, 20235 min read
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