Novice Emily Bauer I grew up in St. Louis, Mo. I graduated from Benedictine College in 2015 with a degree in sociology and criminology. During

Sister Agnes Helgenberger Biography is unavailable.

Sister Alberta Hermann I grew up in Westphalia, Ks, the 7th of 8 children. Following 12 years of education by the Benedictine Sisters, I became

Sister Amelia Nowatzke Biography is unavailable.

Sister Angela Ostermann I grew up in the small North Central Missouri town of Brunswick.  When I was eight years old, I moved with my

Sister Anne Shepard Washington, DC was my home before I entered.  As a student of Mount St. Scholastica College, I was attracted to the Benedictine

Sister Barbara Ann Mayer I am a native of St. Louis, Mo. After attending two years at Mount St. Scholastica College, I entered the Benedictine

Sister Barbara Conroy I was born and raised in St Joseph, Mo. After graduating from Missouri Western State College with a BS in Psychology and

Sister Barbara McCracken Nurtured in a Catholic family and growing up in Wymore, Nebraska, I attended public schools until coming to Mount St. Scholastica College.

Sister Barbara Smith I was the first in my family to attend a university and graduated with a zoology degree in 1983. I am also

Sister Berlinda Gallegos Biography is unavailable. 

Sister Bernelda Nanneman I am the 15th of 17 children born to my parents. I lived a sheltered life.  I had several near death experiences

Sister Bettina Tobin Biography is unavailable.

Sister Bridget Dickason I grew up in Kansas City, Ks. I am the sixth of eight children. I was educated by the Benedictine Sisters at

Sister Carol Ann Petersen I grew up in Ashkum, IL. I came to Mount St. Scholastica College with the hopes of studying Spanish and working

Sister Carolyn Rohde Biography is unavailable.

Sister Cecilia Olson I grew up in Beatrice, Nebraska, the youngest of three girls. Benedictine sisters were my teachers through both grade and high school;

Sister Celinda Medina Biography is unavailable.

Sister Chris Kean I am Sister Chris Kean, and I came to Mount St. Scholastica in 1981 when I was three months short of 30

Sister Constance “Connie” Krstolic My home town is Kansas City, Ks., and I am  originally from Wyandotte County. I am an only child who enjoyed

Sister Deborah Peters Along with my siblings, Jack and Penny, I was reared in Belleville, Illinois, by Jack, a German immigrant, and Ethel Lake. In

Sister Delores Dolezal I was raised in the house and on the land of my grandparents near Omaha, Ne. When I first heard the Benedictine

Sister Diana Seago Biography is unavailable.

Sister Dorothy Wolters Biography is unavailable.

Sister Elaine Fischer Biography is unavailable.

Sister Elaine Gregory I was born Elaine Gregory in St. Joseph, MO on April 22, 1928, the first of the eleven children of Elizabeth Ann

Sister Eleanor Suther I grew up on a farm in the Flint Hills.  I enjoyed walking in the great outdoors–climbing to the top of hills

Sister Elena Hernandez Biography is unavailable.

Sister Elizabeth Carrillo Biography is unavailable.

Sister Esther Fangman Biography is unavailable. 

Sister Evelyn Gregory Between the glorious roaring twenties and the severe depression of the twenties,  I was born in the hospital in Saint Joseph, Mo,

Sister Fran Cross A native of Avondale, Mo., I graduated from Lee’s Summit High School in 1953. After working for an insurance company for nine

Sister Frances Yarc Biography is unavailable.

Sister Gabrielle Kocour I was born and raised with 4 siblings, 2 sisters and 2 brothers, in Atchison, Ks.  My parents, Irish and Czech, also

Sister Genevieve Robinson Biography is unavailable.

Sister Grace Malaney My parents came from a Baptist background, but we did not participate in a formal church. I was the youngest and had

Sister Helen Mueting I grew up on a farm near the rural Kansas town of Seneca.  I was the 9th child of Leo and Marie

Sister Irene Nowell I am a Benedictine of Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison, Kansas.  I hold a bachelor’s degree in music from Mount St. Scholastica

Sister Janelle Maes I grew up in Shawnee Ks. and attended St. Joseph Grade and High School. After being taught and inspired by the Benedictine

Sister Jan Futrell I was born in 1934 in Oklahoma City, small then, recently being Native American land. My dad came from Kentucky, and my

Sister Jeanne d’Arc Kernion As a New Orleans native, I grew up in Metairie, Louisiana, one of its suburbs.  My Catholic parents made sacrifices to

Sister Jeannine Neavitt I am an Atchison native and a member of the Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison, Ks.  In June of

Sister Jennifer Halling, OSB I grew up in Leavenworth, Kansas. I first learned about the Benedictine way of life while studying English at Benedictine College,

Sister Jo Ann Fellin Marshfield, a small town in southern Missouri, was my home until I came to college at the Mount.  Following graduation in

Sister Joan Offenburger Biography is unavailable.

Sister Joanne Yankauskis The oldest of two children, I grew up in Waltham, Ma, in a loving and faith-filled family. Having relatives in religious life 

Sister Judith Sutera Biography is unavailable.

Sister Kathleen Flanagan Although I was born in southern California, I grew up in Denver, Colorado. When I was 3 or 4 I had an

Sister Laetitia Chavez Biography is unavailable.

Sister Linda Herndon I grew up in north Missouri and graduated from high school in Kearney, Missouri. After earning my Bachelor of Science in Elementary

Sister Linda Zahner I was born in Shawnee, Kansas, the oldest of eight children. I was taught and inspired by Benedictine Sisters at St Joseph

Sister Loretta McGuire I was born and raised on a farm 6 miles from Barneston, Ne. I attended Barneston grade and high school.  My parish

Sister Marcia Ziska The sixth of thirteen children, I grew up on a farm near Atkinson, Nebraska. I attended a one-room country school; however, it

Sister Margaret Ann La Capra I was born February 13, 1931, in Kansas City, Mo. When I was three,  my mother passed away; so my

Sister Maria Heppler Biography is unavailable.

Sister Maria Larkin I was born in Denver, Co.  At a dance one evening, I heard about Mount St. Scholastica College.  I enrolled as part

Sister Maria Nguyen Biography is unavailable. 

Sister Marie Ballmann I grew up on a farm near Elsberry, Mo. After high school, I entered St. Joseph’s Benedictine Monastery in Guthrie, Ok, where

Sister Marie Louise Krenner My life began May 13, 1929, in Kansas City, Mo. I attended Guardian Angels Grade School, which was taught by the

Sister Marilyn Schieber (Rita Marie) I was born to John and Rita (Teson) Schieber in Maryville Missouri, the second child and eldest daughter of their

Sister Martha Schweiger I am a  Benedictine sister. I  earned a degree in Elementary Education at Mount St. Scholastica College. I began my teaching career

Sister Mary Agnes Patterson I was born and raised in St. Joseph, Mo. and I am the oldest of three girls. I attended Catholic schools

Sister Mary Benedict Jacobs I grew up in Atchison, Kansas. I am the third of six children to Dr. and Mrs. C.H. Jacobs. I was

Sister Mary Beth Niehaus I am as grounded as the Nemaha County soil I was raised on. The third of four children, I attended St.

Sister Mary Collins Biography is unavailable.

Sister Mary Elizabeth Schweiger I grew up in Lenexa, Kansas, in a large family of 9 children, one of whom died as an infant.  I 

Sister Mary Ellen Auffert Biography is unavailable.

Sister Mary Grosdidier Biography is unavailable.

Sister Mary Kathryn Taylor Biography is unavailable.

Sister Mary Lucy Kramer Biography is unavailable.

Sister Mary Margaret Kean It is not so easy to say where I am from. Before coming to the monastery after high school, I was

Sister Mary Rae Schrick I was born in Nortonville, Kansas, the fourth of ten children. I had three older sisters. My dad wanted a little

Sister Mary Rardin Biography is unavailable.

Sister Mary Teresa Morris I was born in Kansas City, Kansas and consider myself a “Dotte.” I graduated from St. Margaret School of Nursing and

Sister Micaela Randolph I was born into a strong Catholic family, the fourth child of 10. I was raised in Hastings, Nebraska, and attended St.

Sister Miriam Schnoebelen A born and bred Okie,  the sixth of seven children given life by Clair Vincent & Mary Frances Knittel-Schnoebelen, I grew up

Sister Molly Brockwell I was born in New Orleans and grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico and Tulsa, Oklahoma. The sixth of seven children

Sister Oanh Pham Biography is unavailable.

Sister Patricia Gamgort I am a transplant from the East Coast to the Midwest:  born, bred in Wilmington, Delaware; former member of St. Gertrude Monastery,

Sister Patricia Seipel Growing up on a dairy farm in Northwest Missouri, I, Patricia Seipel, am one of seven children born to Roy and Pat

Sister Paula Howard Biography is unavailable. 

Sister Rita Claire Judge Biography is unavailable.

Sister Rita Killackey My lifelong values were formed in Chicago through my loving parents and faith-filled Catholic family of two brothers.  After two years of

Sister Rosann Eckart I grew up on a farm near Wamego, Ks, with 10 siblings, some of whom still live in the area. I was

Sister Rose Marie Stallbaumer I grew up on a farm near Seneca, Kansas, the 6th of 7 children.  Having been taught by the Benedictine Sisters while

Sister Rosemary Bertels I grew up in Nortonville, Ks., one of five children.  My older sister died at birth, leaving me with 3 brothers.  My

Sister Seraphine Tucker Biography is unavailable.

Sister Sharon Hamsa Biography is unavailable. 

Sister Sharon Murray I was born in Chicago, IL, on June 24, 1932, the only daughter of Melba and Leo Murray, and given the name

Sister Sheila Carroll I grew up on a farm north of Axtell, Ks, and attended St. Brigit Church, which was a strong Irish American community.  

Sister Susan Barber I grew up in the suburbs of Kansas City, Ks. I was taught by Benedictines at St. Pius Grade School in Mission,

Sister Susan Holmes I was born at home in Mission, Ks but grew up in Kansas City, Mo.  The Mercy Sisters nurtured the seed of

Sister Suzanne Fitzmaurice I grew up in Omaha, Ne, the youngest of seven children. I  was always active in my faith and participated in parish

Sister Sylvia Kenkel I, along with my twin brother, Sylvan, were born to William and Anna (Wingert) Kenkel in Panama, Iowa, on May 24, 1939.

Sister Therese Elias I was born at the Atchison Hospital several days after my parents moved from Doniphan to a farm southwest of Atchison. The

S. Thomasita Homan My early life was primarily in Nebraska: Steinauer, Lexington and Crete. It was at Mount St. Scholastica Academy that I came to