Our Ministries in Atchison

These ministries are important to us because hospitality is our community charism. The peaceful setting and daily activities of the community are conducive to reflection and discernment; learning, discovery and prayer. Our visitors most often comment on the beauty of the campus, especially the three beautiful chapels that are used regularly.

Sophia Center - A Benedictine Center for Spirituality - Open to persons of all faiths, the Center's programs address contemporary concerns, emphasize prayer, community, personal integration, and the interconnectedness of creation. A peaceful place to get away for private or directed retreats.

The Mount Conservatory of Music - Artistic training in studio piano, pipe organ, harp, strings, voice, woodwinds, and brass.

Justice and peace ministry: One of our Vision Statements says, “Our hunger and thirst for justice and peace will focus on the works of charity and our response to the root causes of injustice."

Maur Hill-Mount Academy - (co-sponsor, with St. Benedict's Abbey) a Catholic, Benedictine, co-educational, day and boarding, college preparatory high school located in Atchison, Kansas.

Benedictine College - (co-sponsor, with St. Benedict's Abbey) a 4-year Catholic, residential, liberal arts college.
Education within the Benedictine Wisdom Tradition (in pdf format)
from the Association of Benedictine Colleges and Universities

Happy Hearts Adult Learning Center - GED preparation, family literacy classes, parenting classes, and tutoring.


Our Ministries outside Atchison

Our sisters live in many communities outside of Atchison as well. Some of these include Kansas City, Saint Joseph, Missouri, and Seneca, Kansas. We minister as hospital chaplains, teachers and school administrators, ministers of peace and justice, writers, doctors, parish ministers and caregivers for the elderly. Our life in common and our prayer binds us to one another as well as to all of the Sisters at the monastery in Atchison.

Our largest sponsored ministry outside of Atchison is Donnelly College where several of our sisters provide educational opportunities for those who otherwise may not be served. Keeler Women's Center, located at 2220 Central, Kansas City, Kansas, has as its mission empowering women in the urban core of Kansas City through education, advocacy, personal, and spiritual development.


A photo scrapbook of several of our sisters at work.