by Mikaela Vanmoorleghem | Mar 11, 2025 | Front Page
Life as a Catholic Sister is unique in many ways, one of which is living daily life with nearly 140 other women. Our sisters come from different backgrounds, have engaged in varying ministries, and span in age from 37 to 102 years old. However, one thing we have in...
by Mikaela Vanmoorleghem | Mar 11, 2025 | Front Page
The only constant in life is change, and women religious are no strangers to change. In 1965, Vatican II brought about major changes in the Catholic Church. In 2010, sisters from St. Bede Monastery in Eau Claire, Wis., experienced change when their community merged...
by Mikaela Vanmoorleghem | Mar 11, 2025 | Front Page
At 102 years old, Sister Jonathan Herda continues to show up faithfully each day to pray Liturgy of the Hours three times a day. At 94 years old, Sister Lois Wedl spends time each day answering the hundreds of prayer requests that are submitted on our website. At 69...
by Mikaela Vanmoorleghem | Mar 10, 2025 | Front Page
We Cannot End Homelessness Without Homes No community seems unaffected by the number of citizens finding themselves forced out of housing for a variety of reasons – the most pressing being housing rentals that far exceed what many persons earning minimum wage or on...
by Mikaela Vanmoorleghem | Mar 10, 2025 | Front Page
We are a community of religious women founded by German immigrants in the 1800s, who first arrived in Chicago to provide education for the children of recent immigrants. The neighborhood of Rogers Park in Chicago – which we have called home for nearly 120 years – has...
