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SISTER AUGUSTA PARLE, O.S.B. (1892-1991)
Sister Augusta was a native of Maryville, Missouri. She held important positions
in the community of Mount St. Scholastica, being for a number of years the
subprioress. In 1956 she. went to California to establish a daughterhouse
of the Mount in Glendora, where she was elected the first superior of St.
Lucy's Priory.
Articles
" Mother Evangelista, Foundress of Mount St. Scholastica," in The Benedictine
Review, January, 1946.
" Holy Year Pilgrimage," in The Benedictine Review, January, 1951.
SISTER JUANITA PAVLICK, O.S.B. (1908-2002)
Articles
"Cardinal Schuster and Social Justice," in The Benedictine Review,
January, 1955.
Books
" Nicholas Berdyaev's Theory of History." Doctoral thesis. St. Louis, Mo.: Saint
Louis University, 1954.
SISTER ANTHONY PAYNE, O.S.B. (1898-1951)
Sister Anthony was from Cameron, Missouri. She taught at all levels of education.
After a short time in Mexico City in the 1950's, she returned to Kansas and
taught at the newly-founded
Donnelly Community College in Kansas City, Kansas.
Articles
" Metachaos granulosa in Kansas; Third Recorded Appearance of Gruber's
Rare Ameba," in The University of Kansas Science
Bulletin, July, 1930.
"Intravitam Studies on the Hemipteran, Leptocoris trivittatus: a Description
of the Male Reproductive Organs and the Aggregation
and Turning of the Sperms," in Journal of Morphology, Vol 56,
1931.
" 'Intravitam' Technic Used in Studies on the Living Cells of
Grasshoppers," with W. J. Baumgartner in The Journal of
Experimental Zoology, May, 1931.
" Morphology and Anatomy of Mollugo veticillata L," in The University
of Kansas Science Bulletin, March 15, 1933.
"The Flower and Seed of Mollugo verticillata, in The University of
Kansas Science Bulletin, April 15, 1935.
" Third Dimension in the Teaching of Biology," in Transactions of Kansas Academy
of Science, Vol 36, 1936.
" Are Mitochondria Dynamic Cytoplasmic Structures," in Transactions
of Kansas Academy of Science, Vol 36, 1936.
" The Posture Problem," in The Catholic School Journal, December, 1938.
" Modeling in the Laboratory," in The American Biology Teacher,
May, 1939.
" The Cell Theory - A Fact," in The Catholic School Journal, November,
1939.
" The Coronation of the Virgin of Guadeloupe," in The Benedictine
Review, January, 1946.
" I Lived in Mexico," in The Benedictine Review, July, 1949.
Books
" Intravitam Studies on Germ Cells." Doctoral thesis. Lawrence, Ks.: University
of Kansas, 1933.
" Biology, Season by Season." New York: American Book Company, 1942.
"Seasonal Experiences in Biology." New York: American Book Company,
1943.
" English Workbooks for Mexico and Central America. "Fun with English,
Book 3. Mexico City, D.F.: Barrie's Printing, 1947.
The Educational Work of the Benedictine Sisters in Oklahoma." Master's thesis.
Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America, 1948.
SISTER MARY RICHARD PENDERGAST, O.S.B. (1914-2002)
Articles
" Rose of China," in The Catholic Family Monthly, May, 1936.
" Inheritance of Short, Stubby Hands," in Journal of Heredity, November,
1936.
" Private Schools Define Role," in The Kansas City Kansan, September 20,
1970.
" The Role of the Private Institution," in The Eastern Kansas
Register, October 23, 1970.
" Public Support of Education and Tuition Equalization," in The Eastern Kansas
Register, November 6, 1970
" On Inkwells, History Sticks, and Other Memories," in School and
Community, Publication of Missouri State Teacher Association,
January, 1973.
" Fighting Frustrations," in Look Who's Writing, Spring, 1978.
" Streets of St. Joseph," in Look Who's Writing, Fall, 1978.
" Those Four-Letter Words," in Look Who's Writing, Fall, 1978.
Books
" The Non-Vocational Commercial Course in the Small Rural High
School." Masters thesis. Omaha, Ne: Creighton University, 1948.
Poetry
" Tired," in Doveflights by the Sisters of St. Benedict. St. Meinrad,
In.: Grail, 1945.
SISTER MARY GRACE PEPPARD, O.S.B. (1884-1952)
Sister Mary Grace taught in elementary schools staffed by the sisters of Mount
St. Scholastica in Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, and
Colorado.
Poetry
" The Little Flower of Jesus," in Doveflights by the Sisters of St. Benedict.
St. Meinrad, In.: Grail, 1945.
SISTER DEBORAH PETERS, O.S.B. (1936-
From 1958 to 1976, Sister Deborah taught in various grade schools in Kansas
and Colorado and in two high schools-LeBlond High School in St. Joseph, Missouri
and the Academy of Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison. She is now teaching in
the English department at
Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas.
Books
" With Hearts Expanding: The Journey Motif in Novels by Anne
Tyler," Doctoral thesis. St. Louis, Mo.: Saint Louis University,
1989.
SISTER AELRED POTTINGER, O.S.B. (1908-1993)
Sister Aelred taught for fourteen years in elementary and secondary schools
in Kansas, Missouri, and Colorado and was a member of the college faculty of
Mount St. Scholastica, Donnelly, and Benedictine for 30 years. In 1963, she
became a member of the team - the Movement for a Better World - headquartered
in Washington, D.C. Sister Aelred was a scientist. She held a doctorate in
radiation biology from Notre Dame and authored a textbook on radiation biology.
Her article: "In Vitro Fertilization Poses Ethical
Problems" written while she was in Australia was published in a
newspaper there, The Advocate in October, 1980.
Articles
" Protection of Bacteriophage Against X-Rays by High Concentrations of a Neutral
Salt," with C.S. Bachofer in The Journal of General
Physiology, January 20, 1953.
" Protection of Bacteriophage Against X-Ray Inactivation by High Concentrations
of a Neutral Salt," in Journal of General
Physiology, No. 3, 1953. "Oxygen Protection Against Ionizing Radiations," in Science,
March, 1954.
" The Role of High Ionic Concentrations in Protection Against
X-Irradiation," in Journal of General Physiology, Vol XXXVII, No.
5, 1954.
"Oxygen Protection of Bacteriophage TI Against Ionizing
Radiations," in Journal of General Physiology, No. 2, 1956.
"Protection of Bacteriophage TI Against X-Rays and Heat," in Archives of Biochemistry and
Biophysics, No. 2, 1957.
Books
" A Pharmacological Study of the Daphnid Heart." Master's dissertation. Notre
Dame, In.: University of Notre Dame, 1951.
" Some Physicochemical Mechanisms Operative in the Protection of Bacteriophage
T1 Against E-Irradiation." Doctoral dissertation. Notre Dame, In.:University
of Notre Dame, 1954.
" Radiation Biology." Textbook. Atchison, Ks.: Mount St. Scholastica College
Tape Institute, 1963.
SISTER GRACIELA PARDO PROUTY, O.S.B. (1917-
Sister Graciela is a native of Chile in South America and graduated from the
University of Chile. In Chile she operated her own pharmacy. After coming to
the United States she graduated from the University of Washington in Seattle,
Washington, and taught in the language department in colleges in Kansas as
well as in Seattle. Some years later she became a Benedictine Sister at Mount
St. Scholastica in Atchison, Kansas. Sister Graciela is an active member of
the American Translators Association.
Translations:
Medical materials for medical institutions.
" Lamps of Fire" by Pedro Rubio, published by The Mount Community Center, 1993.
SISTER JOHNETTE PUTNAM, O.S.B. (1933-
Sister Johnette Putnam has been an elementary and secondary teacher, former
prioress of St. Scholastica Priory, Covington, Louisiana, and former councilor
and president of the Federation of St. Scholastica. She is a retreat director,
lecturer, and has given numerous workshops. At present she is a spiritual director
as well as working at Sophia
Center, the Benedictine Spirituality Center of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison,
Kansas.
Articles
" Sacrament and Incarnation," in Benedictines, Spring, 1967.
" Building the New Earth," in Benedictines, Spring, 1970.
" Christian Fellowship in a Prophetic Faith Community," co-authored, in Benedictines, Winter,
1972.
" Rediscovering a Tradition of Liturgical Spirituality," in Benedictines,
Fall-Winter, 1980.
" Contemporary Dimension of the rule of Benedict: Renewal in Communities of American
Benedictine Women," in Continuing Quest
for God , ed. W. Skudlarek, O.S.B. Collegeville, Mn.: The
Liturgical Press, 1982.
" From Transformed Hearts a Transfigured Age Will Come," in Benedictines,
Fall-Winter, 1986-87.
" Homily" given at closing of Federation Chapter, June 1990, in Benedictines,
Winter, 1991.
" Search for Sophia: The Tradition of Sophia in the Religion, Art and Literature
of Western Culture." in Benedictines, Winter, 1993.
" Mechtild of Magdeburg: Poet and Mystic," in Medieval Women
Monastics, ed. Mirian Schmitt and Linda Kulzer. Collegeville, Mn.: The
Liturgical Press, 1996.
" Midwifing Monastic Life into a New Millenium: A Dual Task," in Benedictines, Summer,
1997.
SISTER MICAELA RANDOLPH , O.S.B. (1936-
Sister Micaela Randolph taught elementary school for twenty-five years and
served the archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas, as a religion consultant for
five years. At present she is a spiritual director as well as working at Sophia
Center, the Benedictine Spirituality Center of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison,
Kansas.
Articles
" Liturgies for Primary and Intermediate Children," in Services. Mahwah,
N.J.: Paulist Press, 1981-86.
Film Strips
" Story Telling," in Catechetical Resources. Mahwah, N.J.: Paulist Press,
1978.
" Prayer and Liturgy with the Intermediate Child," in Catechetical
Resources. Mahwah, N.J.: Paulist Press, 1979.
SISTER MARY RARDIN, O.S.B. (1952-
Dr. Mary Rardin is clinical assistant professor of family medicine at the University
of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City. She served three years as a Naval Medical
Officer and then completed her family practice residency at Wesley Medical
Center, Wichita, Kansas. She worked for several years in private practice and
in several community clinics, providing health care to uninsured poor, homeless
and HIV patients. Her interests include infectious diseases, cost-efficacy
and women's health. In the writing mentioned below, Dr. Rardin wrote the section
on pneumonia.
Articles
" Monograph Edition, No. 227, Infectious Diseases in Children I," in American
Academy of Family Physicians, April 1998.
SISTER MARY PATRICK RILEY, O.S.B. (1895-1974)
Sister Mary Patrick was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For forty-three
years she taught in elementary schools staffed by the sisters of Mount St.
Scholastica in Kansas, Missouri, Iowa,
Nebraska, and Colorado.
Articles
" Religious Vacation Schools in the Diocese of Leavenworth," in The Benedictine
Review, January, 1949.
Books
" The History of the Religious Vacation Schools in the Leavenworth
Diocese, 1929-1945." Master's thesis. Omaha, Ne.: Creighton
University, 1948.
SISTER ANDREA RODGERS, O.S.B. (1912-1996)
Sister Andrea came to Mount St. Scholastica from Kansas City, Missouri. She
spent more than fifty years as an educator in schools of Kansas, Missouri,
and Iowa, often holding the dual role of teacher and principal. She was the
first instructor in the
Mount Mini School, 1984-1989.
Books
" A Concise History of Montserrat." Master's thesis. St. Louis, Mo.: St. Louis
University, 1953.
SISTER MARY LINUS ROHLFER, O.S.B. (1920-
Sister Mary Linus was a teacher and administrator in elementary schools in
Kansas and Missouri. In 1970, she received a grant to study mathematics for
the summer session at Washburn University.
She is presently retired.
Articles
" How to Treat Defective Speech," in The Catholic School Journal, January,
1953.
SISTER EUSEBIA ROONEY, O.S.B. (1872-1940)
Sister Eusebia was born at Oak Grove, Minnesota. Except for a few years in
Colorado and Kansas City, Kansas, her teaching career was devoted to Mount
St. Scholastica Academy in Atchison.
Books
" The Divina Commedia an Efficient Supplement in the Teaching of
Catechism." Bachelor's thesis. Omaha, Ne.: Creighton University,
1922.
SISTER ROSE SCAHILL, O.S.B. (1877-1958)
Sister Rose was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was teacher and principal
in elementary and secondary schools in Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and
Colorado.
Poetry
"To a Wood Violet," in Doveflights by the Sisters of St. Benedict. St.
Meinrad, In.: Grail, 1945.
SISTER AURELIA SCANLAN, O.S.B. (1874-1960)
Sister Aurelia taught in grade and high schools staffed by Mount Saint Scholastica
in Kansas, Iowa, and Missouri. She was born in St. Bridget's near Axtell,
Kansas.
Poetry
The Victory," in Doveflights by the Sisters of St. Benedict. St. Meinrad,
In.: Grail, 1945.
SISTER FELICIA SCHILLING, O.S.B. (1893-1993)
Sister Felicia came from Paxico, Kansas and lived to be 100 years old. She
was an educator and historian for more than sixty years, serving as teacher
and principal in schools of this four-state
area and Colorado.
Books
" The Catholic Church in Southwest Missouri." Master's thesis. Columbia, Mo.:
University of Missouri, 1943.
SISTER MARY AUSTIN SCHIRMER, O.S.B. (1919-1992)
Sister Mary Austin came to Kansas from Newark, New Jersey. A teacher for twenty-six
years at primary and college levels, she was an outstanding educator and
monastic leader. In 1966 she was elected prioress of her religious community,
Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison., a position she held until 1976. During
that time Dooley Center for the community's retirement needs was built. Then,
in 1976, she founded the Archdiocesan Office for Services to the Aging which
she directed for sixteen years.
Articles
" Teacher Education in Women's Colleges: Part I," in The Catholic Educational
Review, April, 1959.
" Teacher Education in Women's Colleges: Part II," in The Catholic Educational
Review, May, 1959.
" Teacher Education in Women's Colleges: Part III," in The Catholic Educational
Review, June, 1959.
" Religious Influence of Colonial Women," in The American
Benedictine Review, Autumn, 1963.
" Profile of Renewal: Invitation to Dialogue," in Benedictines, Spring,
1971.
Books
" Storytelling as a Method of Teaching Religion in the First
Grade." Master's thesis. Omaha, Ne.: Creighton University, 1953.
" An Evaluation of Teacher Education Programs in Selected Catholic Liberal Arts
Colleges for Women." Doctoral dissertation.
Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 1959.
Understanding and Appreciating the Aging - A Handbook for
Elementary Teachers. Project director. Kansas City, Ks.: Catholic Church
Office for Services to the Aging-Archdiocese of Kansas City
in Kansas, 1983.
Understanding and Appreciating the Aging - A Handbook for
Secondary Teachers. Project director. Kansas City, Ks.: Catholic Church Office
for Services to the Aging-Archdiocese of Kansas City
in Kansas, 1984.
Prayer Services for the Elderly - A Manual for Ministers to the
Elderly. Project director. Kansas City, Ks.: Catholic Church Office for Services
to the Aging-Archdiocese of Kansas City in
Kansas, 1989.
Poetry
" Father," in Doveflights by the Sisters of St. Benedict. St. Meinrad,
In.: Grail, 1945.
SISTER SUZANNE SCHMELZLE, O.S.B. (1906-
Sister Suzanne was born in Flush, Kansas. She was an elementary and secondary
teacher and also taught at teaching at Donnelly College in Kansas City, Kansas.
In 1965 she transferred membership to Benet Hill Priory in Colorado Springs,
Colorado.
Articles
" Christ-Life in the Children," in The Benedictine Review, July, 1955.
Books
" How to Teach Home Economics with Inadequate Equipment." Master's thesis. Omaha,
Ne.: Creighton University, 1946.
SISTER MARISTELLE SCHMITZ, O.S.B. (1918-
Sister Maristelle came to Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, from Panama, Iowa.
In 1965 she transferred membership to Benet Hill Priory, Colorado Springs,
Co.
Articles
" Comics and Language Patterns," in The Catholic School Journal, February,
1954.
" Workable Guidance in the Junior High School," in The Catholic
Educator, March, 1956.
"Colorado Foundation: Benet Hill Priory," in The Benedictine Review, Fall,
1965.
Books
" Chaucer and Mariology." Master's thesis. Omaha, Ne.: Creighton University,
1956.
SISTER RUTH SCHOIERER, O.S.B. (1898-1975)
Sister Ruth came from Germany. She taught in elementary and high schools in
the mid-west until 1952 when she went to teach in California. In 1956 she joined
the newly founded St. Lucy's Priory in California and continued teaching there.
Books
" A Syllabus on Gregorian Chant for Grades Seven and Eight." Master's thesis.
Omaha, Ne.: Creighton University, 1948.
SISTER AGNES CLAIRE SCHROLL, O.S.B. (1909-1993)
Sister Agnes Claire was born in Barnes, Kansas. She was professor of sociology
and director of that department at Mount St. Scholastica College, 1938-62.
From 1962 to 1977 she was professor of sociology at Donnelly College, Kansas
City, Kansas.
Articles
" Benedictine Polity," in The Benedictine Review, January, 1947.
"John Lancaster Spalding and Quadragesimo Anno," in The American Benedictine
Review, Autumn, 1956.
Books
" The Social Effects of Large-Scale Farming." Master's thesis.
Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America, 1940.
" The Social Thought of John Lancaster Spalding, D.D." Doctoral thesis. Washington,
D.C.: The Catholic University of America,
1944.
SISTER ALFRED SCHROLL, O.S.B. (1900-1993)
Sister Alfred was born in Greenleaf, Kansas. She taught in elementary and high
schools and at Mount St. Scholastica College. From 1950 to 1962 she was the
prioress of Mount St. Scholastica. She taught at Donnelly Community College
in Kansas City,
Kansas until her retirement.
Articles
" Benedictines in Palestine," in The Benedictine Review, January, 1946.
" The Chicago Workshop in the Liberal Arts," in The Benedictine
Review, January, 1946.
" Commentaries on the Holy Rule," in The Benedictine Review, July , 1949.
" Medieval Commentaries on the Rule of St. Benedict," in The
Benedictine Review, January , 1947.
" One Hundred Years of Labor for Christ," in The Benedictine Review, January,
1952.
Books
" St. Ildephonse of Toledo, in History and Legend." Master's thesis. Washington,
D.C.: The Catholic University of America,
1936.
" Benedictine Monasticism as Reflected in the Warnefred-Hildemar Commentaries
on the Rule." Doctoral thesis. New York: Columbia
University Press, 1941.
SISTER CONSTANCEA SCHUETZ, O.S.B. (1907-1990)
Sister Constancea was born near Wien, Missouri. She taught in grade schools
and in high schools in Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, and Colorado. Her
basic areas of instruction were
science and home economics.
Poetry
" The Rose," in Doveflights by the Sisters of St. Benedict. St. Meinrad,
In.: Grail, 1945.
SISTER
MARY FAITH SCHUSTER, O.S.B. (1914 - 2007)
Sister Mary Faith was a prolific writer. She had weekly
columns in The Eastern Kansas Register, The Leaven, and in The
St. Joseph NewsPress, St. Joseph, Missouri. She has authored two tape cassettes,
one on non-violence as a viable alternative to war, and one on writing poetry.
She was the editor of "Sunflower
Petals." Some of her writings are listed below.
Articles
" Hrothsvita, Tenth-Century Realist," in The Benedictine Review, January,
1948.
"Remedy for Boredom in the High School Religion Class:
Discussion," in The Catholic Educator, June, 1948.
" Saint Gertrude, a Saint of Joy," in The Benedictine Review, January,
1949.
" Appletons Read a Book," a play in The Catholic School Journal, February,
1950.
" Message from Mary," a play in The Catholic School Journal, September,
1950.
" Story of America: A Patriotic Program," in The Cathlic School
Journal, February, 1951.
" Give Them a Measuring Stick," The Catholic School Journal, February,
1951.
" Hamlet and a Flaw," in The Catholic Educator, April, 1951.
" Chalk on Mary's Sleeve," in The Catholic World, July, 1951.
" Feature X," in America, November 3, 1951.
" Finding a Vision of Life through Literature," in The Catholic
Educator, December, 1951.
" The Flaw in Hamlet Again," in The Catholic Educator, December, 1951.
" Vast Variety of Sisters' Habits," in America, November 1, 1952.
" Fate of Robert Greenlease,"in America, November 7, 1953.
" Space on the Bookshelves," in Today, April, 1954.
" Feature X: Today's Physical and Moral Perils," in America, July 17,
1954.
" A Third for a Triumviate," in The American Benedictine Review, Winter,
1955.
" Carmelites Come to the Archdiocese," in The Benedictine Review, January,
1955.
" Twelfth Century Drama," in Historical Bulletin, January, 1955.
" Guardians of Our Heritage," America July 4, 1955.
" The Keats of the World Write Young," in The Catholic Educator, December,
1955.
" Shakespeare and the Plumber," in America, December 17, 1955.
" Bridges Without Words," in America, April 28, 1956.
" Artist Monk of Today," in America, June 9, 1956.
" My Father Was a King," in Altar and Home, December, 1956. Reprinted
in Catholic Digest, June, 1957.
" Santa Wasn't a Pagan," America, December 22, 1956.
" Heavenly Trailways," a play in The Catholic School Journal,
March, 1957.
" The Parish School," in Altar and Home, May, 1957.
" Bede and the Sparrow Simile," in The American Benedictine Review, Autumn,
1957.
" The Scripture from the Billboard," in America, May 10, 1958.
" One Big Family," in America, August 30, 1958.
" The Proper for Christmas," in The Catholic School Journal, October,
1958.
" Cultural Development," in The Catholic School Journal, December, 1958.
Reprinted in Handbook of Catholic Adult Education by Keeler. Milwaukee,
Wi.:1959.
" Marillac College Faculty Appraises Effectiveness of Its
Instruction," in The Catholic Educational Review, November, 1959.
" Elizabeth Ann Seton: Person and Symbol, in The Benedictine
Review, January, 1960.
" Good Class," in The Catholic Educational Review, January, 1960.
" Spoken Word," in the National Catholic Education Association Bulletin,
August, 1960.
" First Cathedral," a play in The Catholic School Journal,
December, 1960.
" Debt of the Teacher," in The Catholic Educational Review, December,
1960.
" Stirring Students to Read and Write," in The Catholic Educator, March,
1961.
" The College, the Classics, and the Christian," in The American Benedictine
Review, Summer, 1962.
" The Mystery of Life and Books," The Catholic Library World, October,
1963.
" Clothes Philosophy in Gulliver's Travels," in The American Benedictine
Review, Autumn, 1964.
" Called to Forge the New Community," in Benedictines, Spring-Summer,
1974.
Books
Benedictine Convent Life. Pamphlet. Atchison, Ks: The Abbey Student Press,
1945.
A Study of the Prose Styles of Thomas More's Richard III and Francis Bacon's
Henry VII as They Reveal the Philosophies of Life
of the Authors. Doctoral dissertation. St. Louis, Mo.: St. Louis University,
1953.
The Meaning of the Mountain: A History of the First Century at
Mount St. Scholastica. Baltimore, Md: Helicon, 1963.
Poetry
" Nineteen," " Renunciation," "Peace," "Darkness," "For Elinor," "For Rosemary," "Passports," in Doveflights by
the Sisters of St. Benedict. St. Meinrad, In.: Grail, 1945.
" December," "For My Mother," in The Benedictine Review, January, 1946.
" His Mother's Face," in The Benedictine Review, January, 1948.
" To a Church in the Slums," "Dilectio," in The Benedictine Review, July,
1948.
" The Vision of God," in The Benedictine Review, July, 1949.
" To Mother Lucy," in The Benedictine Review, July, 1951.
" Summer Night," in The Benedictine Review, June, 1953.
" Prayer for 1954," in The Benedictine Review, January, 1954.
SISTER SCHOLASTICA SCHUSTER, O.S.B. (1918-1980)
Sister Scholastica was born in Pilot Grove, Missouri. She was a teacher, writer
and lecturer. From 1945-1980, Sister Scholastica, sister to Sister Mary Faith
Schuster, taught English at Donnelly Community College, Mount St. Scholastica
College, and Benedictine
College.
Articles
" The Abbess Hilda," in The Benedictine Review, July, 1951.
" Norms for the Catholic Novel," in The Benedictine Review, July, 1952.
" The Golden Echo in the Poetry of Hopkins," in The Benedictine
Review, June, 1953.
" Song for a Catholic World," in The Catholic World, September, 1956.
" Words and Wonder," in Today, February, 1957.
" Community: Witness to Christ in a Changing World," in Benedictines,
Winter, 1966.
" Sharing Our Monastic Meal," in Benedictines, Fall-Winter, 1978.
Books
" Creative Responses for Composition." New York: Random House,
1973.
SISTER MARY ELIZABETH SCHWEIGER, O.S.B. (1945-
Articles
"Coming to Know the Hospitality of God, "in Benedictines, Summer,
1995
SISTER DIANA SEAGO, O.S.B. (1949-
Sister Diana graduated from Mount St. Scholastica College in 1971 with a bachelor's
degree in English. She went on to receive a certificate in Pastoral Theology
from St. Norbert College, DePere, Wisconsin in 1985. She served as director
of Planned Giving at Benedictine College for 6 years and acting director of
Development for 1 year. Presently she is Director of Computer Services and
Website Administrator at Mount St. Scholastica. She is a member of the HTML
Writers Guild, the Scriptorium and "Sister-l" Advisory Board. Sister
Diana was named to "Who's Who in the Midwest" in 1998 and "Who's Who in America" in
2000.
Articles
" Prayer Services For This Season," in Liturgy: Advent, Christmas
and Epiphany, Vol.4, No. 3, 1984, Summer.
"Chaos and Spontaneity: Seeking the Just Ones," in Benedictines, 1995,
Summer.
" A Pilgrim's Way Through Cyberspace" in "Proceedings" of the American Benedictine
Academy, August 1998.
Web-keepers: Twenty-first Century Monastic Porters, "Benedictines", Winter
1999.
Poetry
" Horarium," in Review for Religious, January, 1994.
" Luke 12:22-26 - A Meditation," in Review for Religious, January, 1995.
" Leavetaking," in Sisters Today, May, 1996.
" Haiku," in Sisters Today, May, 1999.
" Horarium," republished in The Best of the Review, July, 1999.
"FeastFire: A Poem of Jubilee" in The Leaven, June 2000.
" Emmanuel", in National Catholic Reporter, Vol 38, No.8, December
21, 2001.
SISTER PATRICIA SEIPEL, O.S.B. (1953-
Books
" Guidelines for Caregivers to Enhance Development of Creativity in Toddlers
and Preschoolers." Master's thesis. Dayton, Oh.:
University of Dayton, 1995.
SISTER ANNE SHEPARD, O.S.B. (1945-
Sister Anne Shepard is currently prioress of Mount St. Scholastica.
Articles
" Putting the Children First," in Benedictines, Winter, 1992.
Books
" An Adventure in Process: An Inquiry into the Process of Drafting "The Challenge
of Peace" and How the Bishops were Educated in That
Process." Doctoral dissertation. Columbia University, 1991.
SISTER ROSE MARIE STALLBAUMER, O.S.B. (1947-
Sister Rose Marie Stallbaumer holds a master's degree in educational administration
from George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville, Tennessee. She was in
elementary teaching and/or administration from 1968 through 1988. Since 1988
Sister Rose Marie was business manager for the Benedictine Sisters at Mount
St. Scholastica. In 2000 she was began serving as
Treasurer of the community.
Articles
" Helping Children Pray, " in Liturgy Journal, Volume 1, No. 4,
1981.
SISTER MACRINA STRAUB, O.S.B. (1899-1981)
Sister Macrina was a teacher and administrator. She spent fifty-seven years
in the schools of this four-state area. She was
a native of Wamego, Kansas.
Books
" A Study in the Teaching of Creative Art in the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Grades
as the Basis of Appreciation for Modern Art." Master's thesis. Omaha, Ne.: Creighton
University, 1948.
SISTER BEDE SULLIVAN, O.S.B. (1915-1993)
Sister Bede was the editor of Doveflights, a compilation of poems
written by the sisters of Mount St. Scholastica. After teaching in Kansas,
Missouri, Colorado and Nebraska, Sister Bede spent twenty-one years in the
diocese of Victoria, British Columbia. Print, film, television, and tape media
were her forte. She became a well-known lecturer, writer, teacher and workshop
leader.
Articles
" A Teaching Sister Speaks," in The Greatest Calling. Garden City, N.Y.:
McMullen.
" Time to Ride the Ether Waves," in The Catholic School Journal, October,
1946.
" Altar of Roses," in Messenger of the Sacred Heart, October, 1947.
" Small Candle," in Now, October, 1947.
" Plow Thou the Rock," in Sign, February, 1948.
" Review by the Court," in the English Journal, October, 1950.
" Balance between the Heart and Head," in Today, June, 1951.
" Silas Marner Letters," in the English Journal, November, 1953.
" Let Industry Educate," in School and Society, October 30, 1954.
" In Search of the Real," in Today, October, 1957.
" Prophet in the Wilderness," Today, March, 1960.
" Flannery O'Connor and the Dialogue Decade," in The Catholic
Library World, May-June, 1960.
" The Woman in the Modern World," The Benedictine Review, July,
1960.
" Centennial of Mother Benedicta Riepp," in The Benedictine Review, July,
1962.
Books
" Film Study in High School." Notre Dame, In.: Tides Press, 1967.
Poetry
" Tota Pulchra Sum," "To a Morning Glory," "On Our Lady's
Birthday," "Cor Ad Cor Loquitur," "Resolution," "Agnus Deo," "What
Is a Friend," "My Work," in Doveflights by the Sisters of St. Benedict.
St. Meinrad, In.: Grail, 1945.
SISTER HELEN SULLIVAN, O.S.B. (1907-1999)
Sister Helen taught mathematics at Mount St. Scholastica College and other
higher educational institutions. In 1981, her publications and writings related
to her work were deposited in the archives at the Smithsonian's mathematical
division. Sister Helen was honored at a special program at the Smithsonian
Museum that year for women who had received the Ph.D in mathematics prior to
1940.
Articles
" Retracing Euclid's Circle," in The Science Counselor, September,
1938.
" A Seminar Plan in Mathematics," in National Mathematics Magazine, January,
1943.
" Is Mathematics a Liberal Art or a Lost Art?" in The Catholic Educational
Review, April, 1944.
" Catholic Leadership Founded on Reverence," in The Catholic
Educational Review, September, 1944.
" It Can Be Done," in The Catholic Library World, December, 1944.
" Opportunities for Women Trained in Mathematics," in Pentagon, Spring,
1945.
" Mathematics in the Scheme of Life," in The Catholic Educational
Review, May, 1946.
" A Positive Approach to Vocations," Journal of Religious
Instruction, May, 1946.
" Mathematics for Women," in The Catholic Educational Review,
March, 1947.
" Bede, the Scientist," in The Benedictine Review, July, 1950.
" A Realistic View of Differential Calculus," in National
Mathematics Magazine, January/February, 1951.
" A Philosophic Synthesis of the Sciences," in The Catholic
Educational Review, January, 1951.
" Quantitative Thinking: A Correlating Factor," in The Catholic
Educator, December, 1956.
" Analytic Geometry," in The New Catholic Encyclopedia, McGraw
Hill, 1967.
" A 'Canterbury Tale,' " in The Benedictines, Summer, 1971.
" Catholicism in Ireland as I See It," in The Furrow (Quarterly published
in Ireland), Fall, 1971.
" The Experimental College: a Cool Medium," in Improving College and University
Teaching, Autumn, 1973.
Books
" A Critical Study of Cosmic Rays." Master's thesis. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic
University, 1931.
"The Number and Reality of the Non-Self-Symmetric Quadrilaterals In-and-Circumscribed
to the Rational Unicuspidal Quartic with a
Line of Symmetry." Doctoral thesis. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University
of America Press, 1934.
The Christian Approach to Science. Atchison, Ks.: Mount St. Scholastica,
1949.
An Introduction to Philosophy of Natural and Mathematical Science. New
York: Science-Vantage Press, 1952.
SISTER NORINE SULLIVAN, O.S.B. (1906-1997)
Sister Norine was born near Spring Fork, Missouri. For four years she taught
in rural schools near her home. After joining the Benedictine community of
Mount St. Scholastica, she held positions as teacher and principal in schools
of this four-state area.
Books
" The Use of Biography in the Guidance of Secondary School
Students." Master's thesis. Omaha, Ne.: Creighton University,
1950.
SISTER JUDITH SUTERA, O.S.B. (1952-
Sister Judith Sutera holds undergraduate degrees in psychology and sociology,
and master's degrees in counseling and monastic theology. She has been an associate
editor for Peregrina Publishing company, a Canadian publisher of resources
in the history of monastic and feminine spirituality. She is one of two editors
of Magistra which features translations of sources and original research
in the history of women's spirituality. She is
on the editorial board of the American Benedictine Review, as well as
being editor-in-chief of The American Monastic Newsletter sponsored by
the American Benedictine Academy. She also serves on the national steering committee
for the Conference on the History of Women Religious. Sister Judith is employed
in manual labor in the maintenance and groundskeeping department of her monastery.
In addition, she teaches courses in monastic spirituality and works with the
Sophia Retreat Center there and has given numerous presentations, retreats and
workshops for monastic communities.
Articles
" Pioneers in Search of an Identity," in Benedictines, Spring,
1980.
" Benedictines and the Cry for Peace," in Benedictines, Winter, 1984.
" The Mirror the Juniors Hold" and "Surrounded," Young Voices columns
in Sisters Today, February and October, 1986.
" Monasticism and the Song of Songs," in Bible Today, May, 1987.
" Some Gender Factors in the Monastic Life," in American Benedictine
Review, June, 1987.
" Stewardship and the Kingdom in the Rule of Benedict," in American Benedictine
Review, 1990.
" Place and Stabilty in the Life of Antony," in Cistercian Studies
Quarterly, 1992.
" Benedictine Nuns in American," Word and Spirit, Vol 14, 1992.
" A Place Where Virtue May Be Magnified: The City, The Polis and
the Monastery," (co-author) in Word and Spirit, Vol 16, 1994.
Books:
True Daughters: Monastic Identity and American Benedictine Women's
History. Atchison, Ks., Benedictine College Press, 1987.
" Work of God: Benedictine Prayer," Collegeville, Mn.: Liturgical
Press, 1997.
SISTER ELEANOR SUTHER, O.S.B. (1942-
Sister Eleanor is a charter member of the Rural Ministry Collegium and was
on the Board of Directors for the National Catholic Rural Life Conference,
1972-1975 and for the Edwin Vincent O'Hara Institute for Rural Ministry Education,
1983-1984. Presently she works for the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
as a consultant
for Evangelization and Adult Spirituality.
Articles
" Rural Trends: Catechesis in a Rural Setting," in Rural Roots, March,
1983.
" Reconciliation and Penance in the Lectionary," in Living Light, March,
1986.
" Catechesis: The Church Building the Church in Rural America," in Ministry
in the Small Church, ed. David Andrews. Sheed and Ward,
1988.
" Rural Ministry," in New Catholic Encyclopedia, Catholic University of
America, 1989.
" The Search for God in the Rural Community," in Agenda for the Small Church:
A Handbook for Rural Ministry. National Catholic
Rural Life Conference, 1998.
Books
" The Diocesan Newspaper as a Means of Catechesis: The Catholic
Missourian." Doctoral dissertation. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University
of America, 1986.
Seasons of Faith. Family centered, lectionary-based religious education
series. For each year of the three year lectionary cycle there are six workbooks
for multi-ages level, a home resource book, and a program director's guide.
Dubuque, Ia.:
Brown ROA, 1990-93.
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