Benedictine Sisters of Chicago 

It was ten years ago, October 8, 2006, that Gwen Ifill visited St. Scholastica Academy, Chicago. Every year, the Alumnae Board hosted a...

Sister Kathleen McNamara, OSB, sorts toys for migrant children in Colorado. When Sister Kathleen McNamara, OSB was ministering in...

John Velasquez once lived at our monastery and now lives in New Mexico. Here, he stands in front of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis...

Sister Sue Kilduski, OSB never thought she would become a stamp collector, but she has recently stepped into a unique ministry that has...

Sister Benita (right) meets with a representative of Senator Durbin's office to offer support for a new bill that would reform solitary...

Class of 1991 looks through their yearbook. The Cubs win on Saturday night made the 2016 St. Scholastica Academy, Chicago reunion all the...

Sister Karen Bland is being featured as one of six Catholic women religious who are making a difference in the United States, as part of...

For all those who know Sister Vivian--and even for those who don't--we wanted to share the joyful celebration of Sister Vivian Ivantic's...

Sister Susan Quaintance (far left) completes her term as President of the American Benedictine Academy. Joining her at the Academy's...

Teresa Szczerski Czaja ‘96 played softball at St. Scholastica Academy, Chicago, in the early 1990s. Twenty years later, her friend...

As Benedictine Sisters, we have a deep commitment to Lectio Divina, a way of praying with scripture. It offers us a chance to encounter...

The Benedictine Sisters of Chicago join countless others extending sympathy and offering prayers for our sisters and brothers in Orlando...

This week our monastery community will have its annual retreat. It's a chance for us to briefly step away from our busy ministries and...

With summer around the corner, you can take your prayer practice outside by using an outdoor labyrinth. These symbolic paths have been...

This weekend, the Catholic Church celebrated Good Shepherd Sunday. Here at the monastery, we have also been celebrating the arrival of a...

Fr. Michal Lewon, an ordained priest of the Chicago Archdiocese, was looking for a way to deepen his spiritual life and vocation. He...

Please join us in congratulating Seth Alexander who made his Oblation, or promises, to become a Benedictine Oblate of our monastery....

Sister Karen Bland is known throughout Colorado for her leadership in preventing and ending homelessness. Recognized for her years of...

After a combined 103 years of service to communities in Colorado, Sister Joan Hentges and Sister Johnette Sawyer have returned to St....

There are some inspiring films nominated for the Academy Awards this year, so we asked some of our sisters about the films that have...