by Sr. Carol Jean | Jan 28, 2018 | Catholic, news
Greetings, “HB1123: prohibiting certain persons suffering from a severe mental illness from receiving capital punishment” will be in hearing on Wednesday morning, January 31. We encourage you to e-mail or call the representatives who are members of the...
by Sr. Carol Jean | Mar 20, 2017 | Benedictine, news
Greetings, We joyfully announce the election of Sister Maribeth Wentzlaff as our fourteenth Prioress of Sacred Heart Monastery. Join us in praying for God’s blessing and the guidance of the Spirit as Sr. Maribeth prepares “to hold the place of Christ in the monastery”...
by Sr. Carol Jean | Feb 18, 2017 | Benedictine, news, Sisters
Greetings, As we prepare to elect a new prioress this Spring, we wanted to share with you the work and role of this sister in our lives as the leader of our Benedictine family. The prioress in a Benedictine monastery is called to be deeply aware of her role as the...
by S Carol Jean | Oct 8, 2016 | news
Greetings, Oblate Deans have an important role in our monastery’s work of sharing our Benedictine way of life. Deans are oblates who have made final oblation and have been selected by the director to offer service and counsel toward becoming a Benedictine...
by S Carol Jean | Jul 8, 2016 | Jubilee, news, Sisters
Greetings, Sister Jennifer grew up in Yankton, SD, and is the third child of her family. She attended Sacred Heart Grade School and Mount Marty High School in Yankton, being educated by the Benedictine Sisters of Yankton for twelve years. She was also encouraged by...
by S Carol Jean | Jun 2, 2016 | Catholic, news, Prayer, Rule of Benedict, Sisters
Greetings, Please pray for us as we prepare for our Monastic Chapter this weekend. It is wonderfully appropriate that our June Monastic Chapter should coincide with our patronal feast, the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus; for we as discern the needs of our...
