Sister Dorothea (Arleda) Lenz entered eternal life on Tuesday, July 28. There will be a private service and burial of cremated remains at Saint Benedict’s Monastery on Monday, August 3, and a memorial Eucharist will be celebrated at a later date. Her beautiful spirit will be missed, but we rejoice with her in her coming home to God. Read more and celebrate S. Dorothea's life.

*Her death was not related to COVID-19.

Since we are not able to gather in person this year for Gratitude Day, we hope you will join us in celebrating Gratitude Week, which will take place virtually August 3–9. Throughout the week, we will be sharing our gratitude with you through our website, social media platforms and email, so be sure to follow us! We will also be randomly selecting one person each day to receive a virtual blessing (personalized for use when you have a special event or celebration) from the sisters! Winners will be selected and notified via our email list.

Learn more on our website.

Photo: Sisters blessing guests at last year's Gratitude Day event

Sister Bridgette Powers renewed her monastic profession for a further year on Saturday, July 11, the Feast of Saint Benedict. She made first monastic profession on July 11, 2017. We are blessed to have been able to celebrate with her and are grateful for our friends and supporters who joined us virtually via livestream. Congratulations, S. Bridgette!

If you missed it, tune in now!

Photo: S. Bridgette (right) signs her renewal document beside Prioress Sister Susan Rudolph, taken by Sister Nancy Bauer.

Sister Lisa Rose, vocation director at Saint Benedict's Monastery, will join four other Benedictine vocation directors for a Virtual Benedictine Discernment Retreat from August 28–30. During this retreat for single Catholic women ages 18–45, participants will join Benedictine sisters from across the Midwest to explore how vows and the Benedictine values of community, hospitality, prayer and service can help us hear and understand where God is moving in our lives

Learn more or register.

Saint Benedict's Monastery is still closed to visitors, but you can still buy your favorite items at Whitby Gift Shop because we offer curbside pick-up! We have many items for sale, including bread, scarves, tea towels, books, religious icons, pottery, greeting cards and more!

If there is something you would like to purchase, please visit our website for directions on how to place your order. You can also view some of our available items. Thank you for supporting our sister artisans during this time!

Photo: A set of embroidered tea towels available for purchase.

The coronavirus pandemic has affected people of all walks of life, but with no safe, secure place to call home, the homeless population has really felt the gravity of our current reality. In an effort to support those in need in our local community and take one worry off their plates, we have been supplying meals two times a week to the homeless population who are currently residing at the Rodeway Inn in St. Joseph. Thank you to our wonderful food service department who has been careful and compassionate in preparing these meals for distribution.

Photo: Jackie Moren, a staff member in the food service department, preparing meals for distribution. Taken by Sister Carleen Schomer.

The Spirituality Center●Studium will be physically closed through August, but we are pleased to announce that we are working on creating virtual programs for you! These programs will be available on our website soon. Thank you for your patience and support during these unprecedented times. We hope to "see" you at one of our programs this fall!

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If you are looking for a new career in positive work environment that values community, join our compassionate teams at Saint Benedict's Monastery and Saint Scholastica Convent! We are currently hiring for the following positions:

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Photo: Three of our employee heroes at Saint Scholastica Convent.