St. Scholastica Monastery Bloggers

		Sister Lisa Maurer Sister Lisa Maurer was born and lived in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, before entering the Monastery, She taught and coached in Catholic Schools within the New Ulm Diocese. Sister Lisa made her first Monastic Profession in August 2009. She currently ministers at the parishes of St. Lawrence and St. Joseph in Duluth. See all of Sister Lisa’s posts.
		Sister Jeanne Ann Weber Sister Jeanne Ann Weber is Director of Liturgy. She has experience as a teacher, advocate for women and children, giving retreats and spiritual direction. She is a member of the Shalom Spiritual Direction Training Program at the Monastery. See all of Sister Jeanne Ann’s posts.
		Sister Ann Marie Wainright Sister Ann Marie Wainright is a Benedictine Sister of St. Scholastica Monastery in Duluth, Minnesota. Originally from New Orleans, Louisiana, she worked as a CPA for many years before earning dual masters degrees in counseling and pastoral studies. Sister Ann Marie is interested how people encounter God in their daily lives and how they use their faith and spirituality in meeting difficult challenges. See all of Sister Ann Marie’s posts.
		Sister Mary Carla Sister Mary Carla Flood, OSB is a Minnesota state-licensed Master level social worker. She holds a BA in psychology and MSW both from Arizona State University. She moved to Duluth in 2007 from Phoenix while discerning with the Duluth Benedictines. She is originally from upstate New York, and grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, moving to Phoenix with her family in 1984 shortly before starting high school. She has diversified ministry experience. See all of Sister Mary Carla’s posts.
		Sister Mary Catherine Shambour Sister Mary E. Catherine Shambour currently serves as Vocation Director for St. Scholastica Monastery. She had had many years of experience teaching on the secondary and college levels, and has frequently traveled to Russia and the Soviet Union as a student, teacher, tour leader, and volunteer church worker.
		Sister Mary E. Penrose Sister Mary E Penrose edits readings for the Liturgical Hours and writes reflections for the Community. And she is a tutor for the African Sisters attending The College of St. Scholastica. She was editor of a journal, Spirit & Life, for 18 years.
		Sister Edith Bogue Sister Edith Bogue directs the Oblate Program. A sociologist by profession, she teaches at the college sponsored by the Monastery, The College of St. Scholastica. Photography is one of her many interests, as are her blogs, Monastic Musings Too, which has attracted readers all over the world, and Benedictine Oblates of the Northland St. Scholastica Monastery, a site she created for the Oblates associated with this Monastery.