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Aug 18, 20201 min read

Featured Podcast: Kevin Chears, Oblate

Oblate, Kevin Chears, is the latest member of St. Scholastica Monastery featured on the Podcast Series on the Federation of website.

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Benedictine Sisters of Chicago

Jul 13, 20203 min read

Feast of St. Benedict and Jubilee Mass

I wish you all a very happy feast of St. Benedict! We will soon hear our sisters repeat the promises each one made quite a few years ago, to

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We are now in Ordinary time...and our time is anything but ordinary!

Benedictine Sisters of Chicago

Jul 2, 20208 min read

We are now in Ordinary time...and our time is anything but ordinary!

Our world is one of shifting sands these days…..As I write from this desert land, that seems like a good image for this moment in time!

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Contemplative Dialogue at Community Retreat

Benedictine Sisters of Chicago

Jun 26, 20201 min read

Contemplative Dialogue at Community Retreat

This year the Benedictine Sisters' annual retreat departed from the usual format of one or several presenters addressing the community...

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Oblates and Sisters Celebrate Fr. Mike's Retirement!

Benedictine Sisters of Chicago

Jun 23, 20201 min read

Oblates and Sisters Celebrate Fr. Mike's Retirement!

On Saturday June 20th, the Benedictine Sisters, on behalf of the Oblates, shared well wishes & celebratory messages in honor of Fr. Mike!

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Benedictine Sisters of Chicago

May 18, 20205 min read

Remembering Sister Joan Gannon, OSB

Our dear Sister Joan died May 6, 2020, after a long illness, the last child of her family. She will be remembered as a truly genuine person.

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World Labyrinth Day Quietly Celebrated May 2

Benedictine Sisters of Chicago

May 15, 20202 min read

World Labyrinth Day Quietly Celebrated May 2

Regional Representative of the Labyrinth Society, and Oblate, Dan Raven along with his wife, quietly celebrated World Labyrinth Day on May 2

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Benedictine Sisters of Chicago

May 14, 20205 min read

Remembering Sister Johnette Sawyer, OSB

Our dear Sister Johnette Sawyer, OSB died on Easter Monday, May 2, after 63 years as a vowed Benedictine Sister of Chicago.

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Sister Patricia Crowley, OSB Shares An Easter Message from Namibia

Benedictine Sisters of Chicago

Apr 28, 20206 min read

Sister Patricia Crowley, OSB Shares An Easter Message from Namibia

Sister Patricia Crowley, OSB Shares An Easter Message from Namibia...It has been almost two months since I last wrote...

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Oblates Share Creations During Lent and COVID-19

Benedictine Sisters of Chicago

Apr 9, 20206 min read

Oblates Share Creations During Lent and COVID-19

Benedictine Oblates organize Taize Prayer and many others share their talents and creations as they cope with coronavirus.

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Benedictine Sisters of Chicago

Mar 21, 20203 min read

The Feast of St. Benedict

Feast of St. Benedict Reflection by Prioress, Sister Judith Murphy, OSB. "Benedict saw the whole world in a single ray of light..."

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Benedictine Sisters of Chicago

Mar 2, 20206 min read

Remembering Sister Amy Campbell, OSB

Our dear Sister Amy Campbell, OSB died peacefully after a few days of hospice, in the early afternoon on February 27, 2020.

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Sister Susan Quaintance, OSB Speaks on Monasticism of the Future at Benedictine University

Benedictine Sisters of Chicago

Feb 28, 20201 min read

Sister Susan Quaintance, OSB Speaks on Monasticism of the Future at Benedictine University

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Benedictine Sisters of Chicago

Feb 25, 20203 min read

St. Walburg-Virgin and Abbess

Walburg, daughter of the holy King Richard of England, was a young nun of the eighth century & first abbess at Heidenheim. Feast day-Feb. 25

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The Feast of St. Scholastica - February 10, 2020

Benedictine Sisters of Chicago

Feb 19, 20202 min read

The Feast of St. Scholastica - February 10, 2020

Prioress Sister Judith Murphy, OSB reflects on The Feast of St. Scholastica - February 10, 2020

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Podcast Guest: Sister Belinda Monahan, OSB

Benedictine Sisters of Chicago

Feb 11, 20201 min read

Podcast Guest: Sister Belinda Monahan, OSB

Sister Belinda Monahan, OSB shares her vocation as a Benedictine Sister and Archaeologist with "In The Company of Charity" podcast audience.

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Benedictine Prioresses Gather in Yankton, SD

Benedictine Sisters of Chicago

Feb 7, 20201 min read

Benedictine Prioresses Gather in Yankton, SD

The annual meeting of the Conference of Benedictine Prioresses (CBP) was held in Yankton, South Dakota beginning January 28 through...

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Interfaith Prayer Service: Becoming a Community of Hope

Benedictine Sisters of Chicago

Jan 13, 20201 min read

Interfaith Prayer Service: Becoming a Community of Hope

Sisters and Brothers of Immigrants Interfaith Prayer Service 2020-Social Justice Promoter, Sister Benita Coffey, OSB gave the welcome ...

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Benedictine Sisters of Chicago

Dec 30, 20195 min read

Remembering Sister Ann Sharp, OSB

Our dear Sister Ann Sharp, OSB died peacefully on the morning of December 27, close to a month before her 100th birthday. Read more here...

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Service-Learning Trip to Mexico-Arizona Border with Sister Belinda Monahan, OSB

Benedictine Sisters of Chicago

Dec 17, 20193 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.

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