Each year we pause to tell the same two stories. This memorial of the Blessed Mother is an opportunity for our sisters to share the stories that reflect the Catholic heritage from our Swiss-Benedictine roots that traveled with us from the Swiss Alps to the Plains of Dakota. The earliest…

Sister Phyllis Hunhoff OSB celebrated her 70th jubilee of monastic profession at Sacred Heart Monastery, Yankton on July 14, 2022. S. Phyllis was one of seven children born to the late Herman and Mary Martha Hunhoff of rural Yankton, SD. She attended a one-room schoolhouse and later graduated from Mount…

Sister Mary Arthur Schramm OSB celebrated her 70th jubilee of monastic profession at Sacred Heart Monastery, Yankton on July 14, 2022. S. Mary Arthur was the third of ten children born to the late Arthur and Mary Margaret Schramm of rural Yankton, SD. Until the age of 9, she was…

Sister Ann Kessler OSB celebrated her 75th jubilee of monastic profession at Sacred Heart Monastery, Yankton on July 14, 2022. S. Ann was the second of three children born to the late George and Elizabeth Kessler of Aberdeen, SD. She attended Central High School in Aberdeen, graduating in 1945. In…

Tonight, we begin our celebration of the Solemnity of the Passing of Saint Benedict. We gather as community to offer praise in the Liturgy of the Hours for the gift of Benedict’s life, to celebrate with festive meals, and to share Benedict’s joyful hospitality with those who serve with us…

Greetings, Tonight we begin our celebration of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the patronal feast of our monastery. We start with chanted prayer, first Vespers of the Liturgy of the Hours. The celebration continues on the day of the Feast day with our prayer and Eucharist being celebrated in the…

Greetings, Pray for us during our time of retreat; we shall keep you in our prayers. This week our sisters are gathering at the monastery for retreat. …

Today’s topic? Coffee! Our reflections today are about coffee and come from the book, We Go On, by author and pastor John Onwuchekwa. He says, “Coffee is complex. Only novices, people who haven’t really been acquainted with it, describe it as bitter. And it is bitter; there’s no denying that…

As we begin this month of May, we know from all of the invitations and the receptions that there are many graduations around the corner. This time is always bitter-sweet. We are happy that the graduates have completed their courses and are ready to move on to the real world…