Benedictine Sisters of Chicago 

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.

By Susan Clark Our Winter/Spring 2024 issue of Sacro Speco magazine has been mailed! You can read the PDF version here on our website ....

Sue Garthwaite, author of "St. Hildegard: Ancient Insights for Modern Seekers," presented “St. Hildegard: Friendship With God".

Dozens of oblates and friends gathered for the Feast of St. Scholastica Vigil and reflected on love.

From stage crew to communications coordinator: Susan Clark, Scholastica alumna, has joined the staff of the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago

By Sister Susan Quaintance During one day of our Monastic Congregation Council meeting at Monasterio Pan de Vida in Torreon, Coahuila,...

By Oblate Nancy Labiak The Fifth International Congress of Benedictine Oblates was held in Rome in September 2023. The week-long...

Our dear Sister Patricia Crowley, OSB, 84, passed away peacefully the afternoon of Saturday, October 14th. We thank God for her life; the...

Thank you, Jubilarians! Please join in thanking and congratulating our 2023 Jubilarians: Sister Jane Smith, OSB Sister Rita Nowak, OSB...

On Sunday, June 18th, the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago, along with many Oblates, family and friends, gathered for the Installation of...

On Saturday, April 15, 2023, Sister Mary Susan Remsgar, OSB, was voted to serve as the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago’s 20th Prioress.