Sister Mary Jean Feeney, O.S.B, 98, of St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island, died Saturday March 25, 2017 at UnityPoint Health-Trinity, Rock Island.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Chapel of St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island. Continue Reading
Sister Martina Brinkschroeder, O.S.B., 94 of St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island, IL, passed away Friday October 7, 2016 at the Monastery. Continue Reading
Jubilarians gather for a photo in 2012. Back row, l-r: Sisters Sandra Brunenn, Margaret Suerth, Martina Brinkschroeder; front row, l-r: Jozefa Seskar, Michelle Rheinlander.
By Sister Sandra Brunenn, OSB
“Come, you whom my Father has blessed, says the Lord; Inherit the kingdom prepared for you since the foundation of the world.”
Truly, Sister Michelle has been blessed by God … and in turn she has been a blessing to each of us and the countless numbers of people she has served. Continue Reading
Sr. Michelle Rheinlander, OSB, 1922-2015, spent much of her life among people with whom conversation was impossible.
From helping run an orphanage of Spanish-speaking children in Mexico to tending newborns in hospital nurseries, her interactions with strangers often required more than verbal communication. Continue Reading
Sister Margaret (John Marie) Suerth, O.S.B., 82, of St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island, died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014 at the Monastery.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday in the Chapel at St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island. Burial is at Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island. Visitation is 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Monastery, where a Christian wake service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Milan is in charge of arrangements. Continue Reading
Sister Cabrini A. Rael O.S.B., 85, of St Mary Monastery, Rock Island, died Monday, October 14, 2013 at UnityPoint Health-Trinity, Rock Island.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. on Thursday in the Chapel of St. Mary Monastery, 2200 88th Ave. W., Rock Island. Burial is at Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island.
Visitation is 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Monastery, where a Christian wake service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Continue Reading
By Prioress Sister Sandra Brunenn, OSB
“How can I repay the Lord
For all the good done for me?”
These lines we have just prayed from Psalm 116 reflect I believe the sentiments of the young Pauline Reavy when in 1939 she entered the community of Benedictine Sisters in Nauvoo, Ill. Continue Reading
Benita Reavy was born on Aug. 14, 1919 in Galesburg, a daughter of Frank and Anna Klein Reavy. She attended St. Mary’s Grade School and St. Mary’s Academy, both of Nauvoo and graduated from St. Ambrose College, Davenport. Continue Reading
By Prioress Sister Sandra Brunenn, OSB
The hour has come for the name of our Sister Phyllis to be glorified!
As I consider Phyllis in light of this Gospel, I ponder the countless times and ways the grain of wheat of her life has fallen to the earth, been broken open, and borne fruit in the lives of others. Your presence here…and the many messages we have received is testimony to that fruitfulness. Continue Reading
Sister Phyllis McMurray OSB, 70, of St. Mary Monastery, Rock Island, died Saturday, August 3, 2013 at the Monastery. Continue Reading
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