Benedictine Sisters of Chicago     

Sister Kathleen McNamara, OSB entered the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago in 1943 and gave a lifetime of prayer and service. She continued to distribute mail at the monastery (as pictured) until just a few weeks before her death. Sister Kathleen passed peacefully into the arms of God on June 16, 2017. To learn more about her life of loving service, enjoy the following biography written by Sister Benita Coffey, OSB. Eleanor Elizabeth McNamara and her twin brother, James, were

Sister Kathleen McNamara, OSB, sorts toys for migrant children in Colorado. When Sister Kathleen McNamara, OSB was ministering in Colorado, she heard about a priest who received a knock at his door on Christmas Eve. He opened it to find a man who was a local migrant worker. The man had no money to buy presents for his children and wondered if the priest might help. Sister Kathleen heard about this and began buying little gifts for children out of her own small allowance. Ov