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We Support Peace
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
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
7 days ago2 min read


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 27, 20253 min read


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 9, 20254 min read


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


Service-Learning Trip to Mexico-Arizona Border with Sister Belinda Monahan, OSB
From December 14-21, Sister Belinda Monahan, OSB, will accompany seven students from Sheil Catholic Center, to the Mexico-Arizona border.
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
Dec 17, 20193 min read


Victims of Gun Violence Remembered
On the evening of June 14th 2018, the Faith & Action event took place on the backfield behind St. Scholastica Monastery. This...
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
Jun 21, 20182 min read


Benedictine Volunteer Serves Immigrants
"Learning English is not easy," reflected Erin Kelso, "but [the students] keep coming back to class day after day." Erin, a Benedictine...
Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
Nov 23, 20151 min read
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