Photos from Holy Wisdom Monastery in Madison, Wisconsin
  • 1) Holy Wisdom Monastery was awarded the highest LEED certification and is one of the “greenest” buildings in the United States.
  • 2) The Retreat and Guest House features private bedrooms and meeting rooms which are available for retreats, meetings, and events.
  • 3) Sisters Lynne Smith, Mary David Walgenbach, and Joanne Kollasch.
  • 4) Sisters Joanne, Lynne, and Mary David, along with staff and guests, experience the Liturgy of the Hours in the oratory.
  • 5) Sister Mary David is welcomed at St. Scholastica Academy in Nairobi, Kenya. Benedictine Women’s hospitality extends to sisters around the globe, with special mission links to the Missionary Benedictine sisters.
  • 6) Paul Boutwell, a staff member, conducts a controlled prairie burn, part of Benedictine Women’s plan to care for their land.
  • 7) Sister Lynne and volunteers mulching nature trails on the grounds of Holy Wisdom Monastery.
  • 8) The Sisters and members of Sunday Assembly, Benedictine Women’s worship community, prepare for Easter with a vigil service. Photograph courtesy of Greg Bleck.
  • 9) Oblates of Holy Wisdom Monastery meeting at Holy Wisdom Monastery.
  • 10) These young women are participants in Volunteers in Community, a program that welcomes single women to explore a shared way of life with Benedictine Women of Madison.
  • 11) A view of Lost Lake, a 10,000-year-old glacial lake on the grounds of Holy Wisdom Monastery.
  • 12) A personal retreatant experiencing the hospitality of the Retreat and Guest House.
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