Don’t miss the many stories and thank yous sent to the Catholic Benedictine Sisters of St. Mary Monastery during National Catholic Sisters Week 2015.
Thank you for your care for us. ❤
Blessings,
Your Benedictine Sisters
Don’t miss the many stories and thank yous sent to the Catholic Benedictine Sisters of St. Mary Monastery during National Catholic Sisters Week 2015.
Thank you for your care for us. ❤
Blessings,
Your Benedictine Sisters
Did I have a Catholic nun affect my life? Oh golly yes! I had an entire order, and I haven’t forgotten about it once since I graduated in 1980. So, how do you thank people who made you who you are today? I don’t really know. Continue Reading
In gratitude to Sr. Audrey who went beyond understanding to prayerfully and patiently put the broken parts together, holding each piece gently in God’s love until the Spark ignited and became able to drink in the warmth and the nourishment of Benedictine way of healing, living and loving. You will always have a special place in my heart of hearts! I owe you my new life! As a spiritual director, I teach what you taught me, guide as you led me, and above all listen as you showed me. May God bless my small ministry and may God bless and keep you, dear one. – Sharon Flanagan Mungo Continue Reading
Sister Marlene taught our granddaughter, Mary, in third grade at St. Clare. I am grateful for the influence she had on Mary’s life. She will always be special to our family. – Paula Daly Cunningham
This small but wonderful school – St. Mary’s Academy – was so much more than just high school. We lived together in the dorm, with R.A.s and the Benedictine Sisters of Nauvoo. You really don’t know people until you live with them…then again; they didn’t know me until I lived with them. At the beginning I thought they really needed to learn a lot from me, but of course, I learned a lot from them. – Josephine Barrett, class of 1980 Continue Reading
Sister Borromeo, my Dad’s aunt, worked with me on my ABCs prior to my entering first grade.
Sister was very short, making her pretty much my height, and easy for me to talk “eye-to eye” with! Continue Reading
Sister Sheila taught me in 4th grade at St Columba School in Hegewisch (Chicago) in 1959/60. I never forgot her, such a wonderful woman and sister! God bless her and all the sisters! – Kas Sowa Continue Reading
As we celebrate Catholic Sisters Week, I am thinking of Sister Marie Canfield, BVM who was my 7th and 8th grade teacher at St. Anne’s School in East Moline, IL.
Sister Marie was a wonderful teacher, mentor and lifelong friend to me. Continue Reading
The Sisters are a special gift from God and blessing to me. – Uraina Swanson Rubingh
Thank you for the opportunity to do this. A huge thank you to Sister Catherine Cleary. I am so grateful for the gift of her wisdom. The readings and time she shared with me continue to resonate throughout my life. – Melissa Calhoun
My High School years at St. Mary’s Academy in Nauvoo were wonderful years of growth and meeting new people.
The Sisters provided challenging roles in music, drama, creative writing, and helped expand my understanding of Church.
At the same time, however, I felt a need for someone who I could confide in and advise me in the challenges of my teen age years. Continue Reading