Benedictine Sisters of Chicago 

Above is the icon and story of St. Scholastica, this version created in 2012 by Paula Howard, OSB © Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kansas St. Scholastica and her twin, St. Benedict, grew up in Italy. She founded a monastery for women near her brother's monastery at Monte Cassino. This icon shows St. Scholastica both inward in thoughtful contemplation and outward in love and concern. The dove represents her soul reaching toward heaven in simplicity of heart and love of praye

We join our sisters in the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) to raise “…a clear and unwavering moral voice:  violence is not the Gospel response .”   We, the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago, stand firm in our “support of comprehensive immigration reform”… and “support actions aimed at promoting the dignity and well being of those seeking the opportunity for productive lives in our nation” ( Statement in Support of Immigrants, 2013 ). Over many years we have watch

As sisters who pray daily for peace, we support the statement “Charting a Moral Vision of American Foreign Policy” released Monday from Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago; Cardinal Robert McElroy, archbishop of Washington; and Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss .R., archbishop of Newark. The statement begins: “The events in Venezuela, Ukraine, and Greenland have raised basic questions about the use of military force and the meaning of peace. The sovereign rights of n

On Sunday, December 6, 1925 the St. Scholastica Chapel and current academy school building were dedicated. To honor 100 years of this building, our community archives scanned in the dedication booklet, which has the program of the blessing and high mass, photos of the chapel (no murals!) and school, written histories of Benedictine spirituality and education, lists of students and benefactors, and pages of ads from local businesses. Click the first page below to view the book

On September 20 and 21, 2025, we celebrated Reunion Weekend with 4pm Mass on Saturday at the St. Scholastica Chapel, and 11am brunch on...

During Mass for the Feast of St. Benedict on July 11, 2025 - with her Benedictine sisters, oblates, former students, and friends in...

Our dear Sr. Mary Melady died peacefully the morning of Holy Thursday. She celebrated the Lord's supper in the company of Jesus, the...

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 ....

By Susan Clark Our Winter/Spring 2025 issue of Sacro Speco magazine featured a new alumnae profiles section. This issue profiled Brittany...

by Kevin Chears, oblSB July 2024 - left to right is outgoing NAABOD leadership: Linda Gilmartin, Secretary; Sr. Antoinette Purcell, Vice...

2025 Catholic Sisters Week #LikeaCatholicSister The 2025 Catholic Sisters Week campaign theme is #LikeaCatholicSister  - a national...

Mural of St. Scholastica above entrance to the chapel Happy St. Scholastica Feast Day! On this feast day, Sr. Susan Quaintance shared...

We are a community of religious women founded by German immigrants in the 1800s, who first arrived in Chicago to provide education for...

Here in the desert, stories of the Tohono O’dham Nation and immigrants crossing from Mexico merge into one.

These O Antiphons banners were made by Sister Juliana LaPuma, OSB and photographed by Sister Eleanore Hillenbrand, OSB in the 1980s....

Our dear Sister Margaret Ann Holtz, OSB, 92, passed away peacefully the morning of Saturday, November 30, 2024 at St. Scholastica...

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...

By Sr. Susan Quaintance, OSB Sr. Susan Quaintance presented “Holy Conversation: Is that the Crux of Benedictine Education?” in September...

By Sr. Virginia Jung, OSB, Community Archivist Article originally published in Sacro Speco Winter/Spring 2024 Not all archival work is...

Mother Teresa Place to house 40 families in Grand Junction, Colorado.