Reflection for the Feast of the Ascension by Sister Jeanne...
Read MoreAs a founding institution and sponsor of Benedictine College, the sisters of Mount St. Scholastica find it necessary to respond to the controversial remarks of Harrison Butker as commencement speaker.
The sisters of Mount St. Scholastica do not believe that Harrison Butker’s comments in his 2024 Benedictine College commencement address represent the Catholic, Benedictine, liberal arts college that our founders envisioned and in which we have been so invested.
Instead of promoting unity in our church, our nation, and the world, his comments seem to have fostered division. One of our concerns was the assertion that being a homemaker is the highest calling for a woman. We sisters have dedicated our lives to God and God’s people, including the many women whom we have taught and influenced during the past 160 years. These women have made a tremendous difference in the world in their roles as wives and mothers and through their God-given gifts in leadership, scholarship, and their careers.
Our community has taught young women and men not just how to be “homemakers” in a limited sense, but rather how to make a Gospel-centered, compassionate home within themselves where they can welcome others as Christ, empowering them to be the best versions of themselves. We reject a narrow definition of what it means to be Catholic. We are faithful members of the Catholic Church who embrace and promote the values of the Gospel, St. Benedict, and Vatican II and the teachings of Pope Francis.
We want to be known as an inclusive, welcoming community, embracing Benedictine values that have endured for more than 1500 years and have spread through every continent and nation. We believe those values are the core of Benedictine College.
We thank all who are supportive of our Mount community and the values we hold. With St. Benedict, we pray, “Let us prefer nothing whatever to Christ, and may he lead us all together to life everlasting.”
Please remember in prayer Sister Mary Collins, who died late morning on May 2, 2024.
Vigil: Thursday, May 16, 7:00 pm
Mass of Resurrection: Friday, May 17, 10:30 am
We envision a future of hope created by living the Rule of St. Benedict as we respond to the needs of the times.
The sisters pray for the intentions of family, friends, donors, and the world during Morning and Evening Prayer and throughout the day. Please continue to submit your prayer requests here.
Monday-Friday
-Morning Prayer: 7:00 am
-Evening Prayer: 5:30 pm
Saturday (and holidays)
-Morning Prayer: 8:45 am
-Evening Prayer: 5:00 pm
Sunday
-Morning Prayer: 9:30 am
-Mass: 10:15 am
-Evening Prayer 5:00 pm