Archive for February 2026
Duty to God and Country
When Sister Nancy Rose Gucwa, OSB, returned to the United States Military Academy in early February, she carried with her both the steady bearing of a West Point graduate and the quiet joy of a Benedictine Sister of Perpetual Adoration. A member of the first class at West Point to admit women, Sister Nancy Rose…
Read MoreThe gift of a shared charism
The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration welcomed friends and neighbors from nearby Conception Abbey on the Feast of St. Scholastica on Feb. 10 to their Adoration Chapel in Clyde, Missouri. St. Scholastica, twin sister of St. Benedict, was a woman of deep faith, trust and holy friendship. She reminds the faithful that prayer binds hearts…
Read MoreSister Joan Therese: A life of nursing and contemplative devotion
Benedictine Sister of Perpetual Adoration Joan Therese Anderson, OSB died on Feb. 7, 2026. She was born on Dec. 18, 1932, to Evon (Andy) Joseph and Sue Minehan Anderson. Her father was born in Sweden and moved to New York with his family when he was 3 years old. Her mother was born in Friendsville,…
Read MoreBenedictine Sisters Attend SEEK 2026
Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration Sister Nancy Rose Gucwa, OSB, and Sister Colleen Maura McGrane, OSB, attended SEEK 2026 in January in Fort Worth, Texas. SEEK is a national Catholic conference that gathers tens of thousands of participants, including lay people, clergy and religious. Held simultaneously in multiple cities, the conference offers Mass, the sacraments,…
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