Tucked away in a quiet area of the basement of the monastery of the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration is a room alive with bright green walls and the smell of creativity. The pottery studio has long offered a space for Sisters to learn and hone their craft. Today, it has also become a place…
The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in Clyde, Missouri, will host a Called To Be Saints retreat Nov. 14-16, 2025. The event is a silent retreat for single women, ages 18 to 40. Conferences will focus on how people are called to be saints and can grow in intimacy with Jesus through Scripture, the Eucharist,…
Students from Oklahoma State University included the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in their Labor Day Retreat at their neighbors and friends at nearby Conception Abbey. On Saturday, Aug. 30, the Benedictine Sisters welcomed the women for a tour of the Relic Chapel, followed by Adoration, supper, recreation and Compline. On Sunday, the entire group…
The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration gathered for a Labor Day picnic on Sept. 1 to celebrate with their elder Sisters from Our Lady of Rickenbach, the congregation’s healthcare facility. While the rain moved the celebration indoors, the spirit of gratitude and joy was still shining. Thank you to the OLR staff members who assisted…
This year has been a time of grace, renewal and joyful reunion for oblates and friends of the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration. Earlier in the year, Arizona Oblates gathered at St. Philip’s in the Hills in Tucson for a day of retreat and recollection. Participants came from Tucson, Phoenix and Casa Grande, joined by…
Jan Evans (far right), great-niece of Sister Pia Imwinkelreid+, OSB, recently visited the monastery of the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in Clyde, Missouri. Jan’s father, Luke Reid, worked for the Benedictine Sisters in the early 1930s. She was accompanied by iconographer Joan McDonough of Omaha, Nebraska, pictured with one of her icons, who graciously…
The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration welcomed visitors from the Sisters of Jesus in the Lord of St. Joseph, Missouri, in July. They joined the Sisters for Day Hour, shared a meal, gave a presentation about their ministry in Russia and spent time in prayer in the Adoration Chapel. Pictured (left to right) are Sister…
This summer, Benedictine Sister of Perpetual Adoration Nancy Rose Gucwa, OSB, participated in two meaningful gatherings that reflect her commitment to both religious life and service to others. In July, she attended the Summer Institute hosted by the National Religious Vocation Conference (NRVC) at the Marillac Center in Leavenworth, Kansas. The annual event offers workshops…
Benedictine Sister of Perpetual Adoration Sister Nancy Rose Gucwa, OSB served as a keynote speaker for the 82nd Serra International Convention held in June in Kansas City. The convention featured the theme “Chosen to Serve” and welcomed members from national and international clubs. “My talk illustrated, through the lens of my experience of service in…
The Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in Clyde, Missouri, hosted a Monastic Experience July 18-20 for those interested in learning more about religious life. “We hope their time with us offered both peace and insight into the beauty of religious life and the gentle stirrings of a vocational calling,” said Sister Nancy Rose Gucwa, OSB,…