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On April 26, 2024, Keeler Women’s Center (KWC) celebrated more than 70 volunteers and community partners at the Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library and Environmental Learning Center in Kansas City, Kansas. Volunteers at KWC include many of the Mount…
From June 23 to July 13, 2024, the Mount hosted a Benedictine Spirituality Workshop and Retreat (BSWR) for two sisters preparing to make their final profession: Sister Marena Hoogland from Annunciation Monastery in Bismarck, North Dakota, and Sister Siena Fisk…
The Wangari Committee provided grants for two 2024 Benedictine College Discovery Day projects, which were presented to the sisters on April 25. The grants support research related to stewardship, sustainability, women’s equality, and environmental justice. Abby Walterscheid investigated proteinprotein interactions…
On April 14, 2024, more than 90 women from Kansas and Missouri came to the Mount for “Catholic Women’s Day: A Bilingual Benedictine Experience.” The day was facilitated by Mary Kay Whitaker, of Sophia Spirituality Center, and Karla Melgar, a…
Seven new oblates were welcomed into the Mount community at a ceremony on May 4, 2024. The circle of lay persons committing themselves to practice Benedictine values in their lives continues to widen, and each one brings new gifts and…
For several years the sisters have dreamed about the possibility of hosting a community garden on their property for the people of Atchison. In spring 2024, that dream became a reality when the director of Catholic Charities in Atchison, Kelly…
On July 8, 2024, the Mount Benedictines for Peace committee sponsored a presentation by Destiny Magnett, program and outreach manager for Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP). CMEP was founded in 1984 to be a voice of U.S. Christians for…
When Sister Angela Ostermann entered the Mount in 1961 after graduating from Mount St. Scholastica College (MSSC) with a degree in home economics, it never occurred to her that she might become a dietician. However, she said, “Mother Celeste Hemmen…
When Renée Roosa became an oblate of Mount St. Scholastica in 2023, she began searching for a way to live out the call stated in the “Oblate Prayer” to “be models in our … communities of dignified human labor ……
The Souljourners class of 2024 joyfully gathered with family, friends, and Mount sisters on July 13, 2024, to celebrate their graduation. The seven students had spent three years studying and doing practicum work in preparation to become spiritual directors. During…
In the late 1990s, there was a growing desire of lay people for spiritual direction and a lack of enough trained spiritual directors to meet this need. This was the seed of Souljourners, which began in 1999 as an ecumenical…
Dear Friends, Thank you for blessing us with your support and prayers throughout this past year. Your donation of time as a volunteer at the Mount, Sophia Spirituality Center, Keeler Women Center, or Dooley Center is truly a gift to…
