Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
Become who God made you to be.
Meet the Oblates
We are Oblates of St. Scholastica Monastery with the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago. Oblates are women or men, single, or married, who seek a deeper relationship with God through association with a Benedictine community.
Our Oblate community has over 100 Oblate members, two groups of which meet in Chicago and one group that meets in Colorado. Many of our members also live in other states and share our community in spirit.
We join with the Benedictine Sisters to share in the apostolic work and prayer of the community in order to spread the spirit of St. Benedict. Integrating prayer and work, we manifest Christ's presence in society and we seek to become holy in our chosen way of life. In our daily lives, we extend Benedictine values into the world by applying the teachings of the Rule of Benedict within our family circles, in our places of work, and in our civic and social communities.
If you would like to learn more, visit our page about Oblate formation, read an Oblate story, or contact Sister Benita Coffey at bcoffey@osbchicago.org or 773.764.2413 x327.
Learn more about some of our Oblates
Oblate Seth Alexander
Chicago, IL
Theology Professor
Oblate Dorothy Andries
Deerfield, IL
SSA grad, St. Patrick's/Lake Forest
Contact me at:
dorothyandries@gmail.com
Oblate Kathy Caudill
Lake Zurich, IL
Development Director, Attorney
Contact me at: KathyCaudill785@gmail.com
Oblate Anne M. Comeau
Chicago, IL
Retired and Environmental Activist
Contact me at: AnneComeau1@yahoo.com
Oblate Penny Kerndt
Des Plaines, IL
Retired teacher, PT at Cubs for 5 years
Contact me at:
kerncy@sbcglobal.net
Oblate Mary Klug
Chicago, IL
St. Tarcissus Rectory, RE, St. Vincent de Paul
Oblate Paula Kowalski
Chicago, IL
St. Thomas Becket, Music Director
Contact me at:
pkowalkowski@colum.edu
Oblate Maureen Martin
Evanston, IL
Spiritual Director and Chaplain
Oblates Peter McGovern
Machester, NH
Law Professors
Contact us at:
2 Waterford Way, #316
Manchester, NH 03102
Oblate Kay McSpadden
Chicago, IL
Retired Community College English Prof.
Contact me at:
kaymcspadd@aol.com
Oblate Tammy Perlmutter
Chicago, IL
Writer, Wife, Special-Needs Mom, Photographer
Contact me at:
tammygrrrl@gmail.com
Oblate Kathy Riordan
Chicago, IL
Ret. School Counselor/ELL/Food Pantry Vol.
Contact me at:
Kathynotes43@yahoo.com
