A Missionary Close to Home
It is generally accepted that education is the best remedy for poverty. In America, thousands of religious sisters have helped waves of newcomers to this… Read More »A Missionary Close to Home
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Racism
Conference of Benedictine Prioresses: On Racism Conference of Benedictine Prioresses February 4, 2017 In the spirit of the centuries-old Rule of Benedict which urges us… Read More »Racism
Clergy Abuse
Statement on Sexual Abuse by Clergy Taken from the LCWR website. [Silver Spring, MD] The recent news detailing the extensive and sometimes brutal sexual abuse… Read More »Clergy Abuse
Migrants
LCWR Calls for the Welcome and Humane Treatment of Arriving Migrants Taken directly from the LCWR website. The Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) is… Read More »Migrants
Council Meeting Report February 1, 2019
Sister Esther Fangman met with the council at 9:00 a.m. on February 1, 2019, in the Schirmer Room. Present were Sisters Elaine Fischer, Mary Elizabeth Schweiger,… Read More »Council Meeting Report February 1, 2019
Sister Mary Blaise Cillessen, OSB
Sister Mary Blaise Cillessen, OSB March 21, 1926 – December 30, 2018 Sister Mary Blaise Cillessen, OSB, 92, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica,… Read More »Sister Mary Blaise Cillessen, OSB
Sister Loretta (Avila) Wiesner, OSB
Sister Loretta Wiesner, OSB September 4, 1927 – November 26, 2018 Sister Loretta Wiesner, OSB, 91, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kans.,… Read More »Sister Loretta (Avila) Wiesner, OSB
Sister Melissa Letts, OSB
Sister Melissa Letts, OSB February 19, 1954 – September 14, 2018 Sister Melissa Anna Letts, OSB, (64), a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison,… Read More »Sister Melissa Letts, OSB
Sister Joan (Mary Martin) Taylor
Sister Joan (Mary Martin) Taylor December 17, 1929 – April 10, 2018 Sister Joan Taylor was raised in Kansas City, Mo., and entered the monastery… Read More »Sister Joan (Mary Martin) Taylor
Sister Mary Margaret (Theodore) Bunck, OSB
Sister Mary Margaret (Theodore) Bunck, OSB November 16, 1923 – February 5, 2018 Sister Mary Margaret (religious name Theodore) Bunck, OSB, 94, a Benedictine sister… Read More »Sister Mary Margaret (Theodore) Bunck, OSB