Several members of the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration recently attended a regional workshop sponsored by the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious on March 7 at St. James Catholic Church in St. Joseph, Missouri. The event featured Mother Mary Christa Nutt, RSM who presented “Free for Christ: Religious Obedience and Thomistic Moral Theology,”…
The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration will host an in-person Monastic Experience May 1-3 at the congregation’s monastery in Clyde, Missouri. The event provides those discerning religious life the opportunity to experience the daily rhythm of Benedictine contemplative monastic life. Participants will sing the divine office with the Benedictine Sisters, attend daily Mass, spend time…
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…
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…
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,…
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,…
At first glance, monastic life can seem like a contradiction to the modern world – quiet in an age of noise, stable in a culture that prizes constant movement, rooted in prayer when productivity is often measured by speed and visibility. Families may wonder if a woman is giving up too much, hiding from the…
The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration have announced this year’s dates for their Monastic Experiences hosted at their monastery in Clyde, Missouri. The Sisters will host four in-person Monastic Experiences: Feb. 27 – March 1, May 1 – 3, June 26-28 and Oct. 30 – Nov 1 (All Saints Monastic Experience). The monastic experiences are…
Benedictine Sister of Perpetual Adoration Mary Laurentia Doyle, OSB died on Nov. 21 in Clyde, Missouri. Alice Marguerite Doyle was born on July 31, 1932, in Ironwood, Michigan. She was the youngest of six children – four boys and two girls – born to Florence Elizabeth (Dickensen) and John Arthur Doyle. Her father was a…
The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration hosted their inaugural Called To Be Saints Retreat Nov. 14-16, welcoming 10 wonderful women from Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and Texas. The retreatants shared how much they appreciated the quiet beauty of the Adoration Chapel and the gift of praying Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours alongside…