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“This is the good zeal which monks must foster with fervent love: they should each try to be the first to show respect to the other”
– Rule of St. Benedict, Chapter 72 verse 3
Benedictine Sisters Announce Sale of Property to Monte Cassino School
April 14, 2026Tulsa, Okla. (April 14, 2026) — The Benedictine Sisters of Saint Joseph Monastery have agreed to sell their 14.67-acre property to Monte Cassino School. This decision follows last year’s announcement that the sisters will be transitioning the governance of the school to its Board of Directors – a decision made after thoughtful prayer and discernment.…Sister Julia Marie Roy elected prioress
May 21, 2025It is with great joy that we announce that Sister Julia Marie Roy was elected prioress March 15th at our official community meeting. It was a prayerful and Spirit-led process. Sister Julia will take office on Tuesday, July 1st.About Sister Mary Clare Buthod, OSB
February 20, 2024I always wanted to be a Benedictine Sister and I treasured the desire. I felt called and wanted to respond to that call with all my heart. I had other interests as a child—skating and baton twirling. Sacristy work at the parish, Church choir, teaching religion on Saturdays were also favorite activities and, favorite of all, was…About Sister Catherine Martinez, OSB
February 20, 2024I think I was destined to be a Benedictine Sister well before I would ever admit it to anyone…even to myself. I would actually go out of my way to make sure that people knew that I would not be a good candidate for religious life. Somehow in my mind being “normal” was incompatible with…Sister Stella Davis Obituary
February 9, 2023Sr. Mary Stella (Mary Elizabeth) Davis, OSB died on Sunday January 15, 2023, at St. Joseph Monastery, Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born on May 30, 1926, in Billings, Oklahoma to Estella Maria O’Donnell and John Francis Davis. She received the sacrament of Baptism at Sacred Heart Church, Billings. After attending business school, she entered the Benedictine Sisters…
Benedictine Sisters Announce Sale of Property to Monte Cassino School
April 14, 2026Tulsa, Okla. (April 14, 2026) — The Benedictine Sisters of Saint Joseph Monastery have agreed to sell their 14.67-acre property to Monte Cassino School. This decision follows last year’s announcement that the sisters will be transitioning the governance of the school to its Board of Directors – a decision made after thoughtful prayer and discernment.…Sister Julia Marie Roy elected prioress
May 21, 2025It is with great joy that we announce that Sister Julia Marie Roy was elected prioress March 15th at our official community meeting. It was a prayerful and Spirit-led process. Sister Julia will take office on Tuesday, July 1st.About Sister Mary Clare Buthod, OSB
February 20, 2024I always wanted to be a Benedictine Sister and I treasured the desire. I felt called and wanted to respond to that call with all my heart. I had other interests as a child—skating and baton twirling. Sacristy work at the parish, Church choir, teaching religion on Saturdays were also favorite activities and, favorite of all, was…About Sister Catherine Martinez, OSB
February 20, 2024I think I was destined to be a Benedictine Sister well before I would ever admit it to anyone…even to myself. I would actually go out of my way to make sure that people knew that I would not be a good candidate for religious life. Somehow in my mind being “normal” was incompatible with…Sister Stella Davis Obituary
February 9, 2023Sr. Mary Stella (Mary Elizabeth) Davis, OSB died on Sunday January 15, 2023, at St. Joseph Monastery, Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born on May 30, 1926, in Billings, Oklahoma to Estella Maria O’Donnell and John Francis Davis. She received the sacrament of Baptism at Sacred Heart Church, Billings. After attending business school, she entered the Benedictine Sisters…
Benedictine Sisters Announce Sale of Property to Monte Cassino School
April 14, 2026Tulsa, Okla. (April 14, 2026) — The Benedictine Sisters of Saint Joseph Monastery have agreed to sell their 14.67-acre property to Monte Cassino School. This decision follows last year’s announcement that the sisters will be transitioning the governance of the school to its Board of Directors – a decision made after thoughtful prayer and discernment.…Sister Julia Marie Roy elected prioress
May 21, 2025It is with great joy that we announce that Sister Julia Marie Roy was elected prioress March 15th at our official community meeting. It was a prayerful and Spirit-led process. Sister Julia will take office on Tuesday, July 1st.About Sister Mary Clare Buthod, OSB
February 20, 2024I always wanted to be a Benedictine Sister and I treasured the desire. I felt called and wanted to respond to that call with all my heart. I had other interests as a child—skating and baton twirling. Sacristy work at the parish, Church choir, teaching religion on Saturdays were also favorite activities and, favorite of all, was…About Sister Catherine Martinez, OSB
February 20, 2024I think I was destined to be a Benedictine Sister well before I would ever admit it to anyone…even to myself. I would actually go out of my way to make sure that people knew that I would not be a good candidate for religious life. Somehow in my mind being “normal” was incompatible with…Sister Stella Davis Obituary
February 9, 2023Sr. Mary Stella (Mary Elizabeth) Davis, OSB died on Sunday January 15, 2023, at St. Joseph Monastery, Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born on May 30, 1926, in Billings, Oklahoma to Estella Maria O’Donnell and John Francis Davis. She received the sacrament of Baptism at Sacred Heart Church, Billings. After attending business school, she entered the Benedictine Sisters…