Posts by News Editor

Benedictine Sister of Perpetual Adoration Vocation Director Maria Victoria Cutaia, OSB and Novice Amberina joined thousands of fellow Catholics for SEEK 2025 earlier this year in Salt Lake City. SEEK is hosted by FOCUS, a Catholic outreach organization, and welcomes parishioners, chaplains, religious men and women, college students, families and others to take part in…

The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration have an opening for a full-time LPN at Our Lady of Rickenbach, the congregation’s healthcare facility. This individual must be able to work shifts from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. and alternating 2 to 10 p.m. This is a full-time position with benefits. Full-time employment includes the following benefits:…

On the Feast of St. Scholastica on Feb. 10, the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration welcomed the neighboring monks from Conception Abbey. St. Scholastica was the twin sister to St. Benedict, so it’s especially meaningful for the two Benedictine communities to join in prayer and song on such a special day.

The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in Clyde, Missouri, will host three in-person Monastic Experiences this year. The dates are March 8-13, July 18-20, and Oct. 17-19 and will take place at the congregation’s monastery in Clyde, Missouri. The Monastic Experiences are for single women aged 18-40, and there is no cost to attend. The…

Members of the general council for the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration gathered at the Monastic Congregation of Councils, hosted by the Conference of Benedictine Prioresses in Bristow, Virginia. This significant meeting offered a rich opportunity for dialogue and collaboration designed to strengthen their shared mission and deepen their commitment to monastic life. In an…

The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration invite the public to attend Christmas Eve services on Tuesday, Dec. 24, in their Adoration Chapel in Clyde, Missouri. First Vespers will begin at 5 p.m., and Christmas Eve Mass is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Doors for Mass will open at 6:45 p.m. For more information, please call (660)…

Benedictine Sister Joan Ridley, OSB, has embraced her new role as sister-administrator of Our Lady of Rickenbach (OLR), the congregation’s healthcare facility for aging Sisters. Though new to this position, Sister Joan brings leadership experience, having served on the general council and as a community superior. She assumed her responsibilities in September and has spent…

The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration welcomed a renowned expert in Benedictine history to help them reflect on their congregation’s place within the broader tradition. Abbot Joel Rippinger, OSB, of Marmion Abbey in Aurora, Illinois, spent two days with the Benedictine Sisters in November at their monastery in Clyde, Missouri, leading discussions on their origins…

“Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim till all the world adore his sacred name” was a fitting song verse to open the Golden Jubilee celebration of Benedictine Sister of Perpetual Adoration Pat Nyquist, OSB on Sept. 14. With several guests and her fellow Sisters in attendance in the Adoration Chapel, the celebratory…

The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph hosted a Celebration of Consecrated Life to honor religious sisters who celebrated milestone jubilees of monastic profession in 2023 and 2024. The event took place on Sept. 8 at Our Lady of the Angels Chapel in Independence, Missouri. Among those honored were Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration Sister Mary…