Benedictine Sisters of Chicago 

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...

Sister Mary Benet McKinney, OSB was a powerful woman in her ministries of teaching and justice. She was also a prayerful one. So as she...

Sister Belinda recently spoke about religious life with students at St. Raphael Catholic School in Naperville, IL. As she shared her...

Eleanore McCarthy was born on the Feast of St. Scholastica, February 10th. Little did she know that her entire life would be touched by...

If you know Sister Eleanore Hillenbrand, you know she loves books. Originally an English teacher, Sister Eleanor also served as a school...

By Sister Belinda Monahan, OSB The word "diminishment" is frequently used by Catholics to describe the state of religious life today....

Benedictine Oblate Patricia Ballard is a lifelong Catholic educator who speaks on the topic of nurturing the spiritual life of children. ...

Did you know that all Catholics--not just sisters and priests--are called to holiness? This is what Seth Alexander, an Oblate Candidate...