What a great day at the Mount! Students from St. Benedict’s Catholic School spent time working alongside those who care for Merrywood Community Garden as well as the sisters in Dooley Center! As a team, they package seeds for the…
Music has been a thread in the life of Sister Janelle Maes since she took her first piano lesson at age 10. Her Benedictine teachers at St. Joseph High School — Sisters Noreen Hurter, Malachi Kennedy, and Rosaria Schaeffer —…
The Mount sisters celebrated Advent, Christmas, and the new year with lots of festive gatherings, and our employees, volunteers, and friends joined in the fun! In anticipation of Advent, sisters gathered in St. Lucy Chapel on Friday evening, November 28,…
The Mount relies on many employees to care for our sisters and family members in Dooley Center, maintain our buildings and grounds, and assist with our ministries at Keeler Women’s Center and Sophia Center. As a way of inviting our…
More than 60 oblates and inquirers gathered at the Mount both in person and via Zoom on October 4, 2025, for Oblate Renewal Day. The day began with Morning Prayer in the Choir Chapel. The prioress, Sister Mary Elizabeth Schweiger,…
By Oblate Shari Reilly The Scholastica oblate deanery, which started in Kansas City, Missouri, has been together for 34 years. Over the years we have added to our numbers while keeping active membership between 15 and 20 members. As members…
Shawn McKnight, one of the last archbishops appointed by Pope Francis in April 2025, was warmly welcomed to the Mount on November 16, 2025. After presiding at the 10:30 a.m. Mass in the Choir Chapel, the archbishop greeted sisters and…
Mount St. Scholastica Statement January 23, 2026 As Benedictines, we are called constantly to discern where and how God is calling us to serve others in response to the needs of the times. Since our founding in 1863, those circumstances…
On December 7, 2025, Sister Elizabeth Carrillo gave a Sabbath Sunday presentation about the windows on the north side of the Choir Chapel. She provided information about the symbols included in the windows and the stories they relay about the…
Kathleen Lee took the next step in her monastic journey on August 23, 2025, by entering the novitiate at a simple liturgical ceremony during Evening Prayer. Upon affirming that her desire is to seek God within the community of Mount…