Benedictine Health System, founded in 1985, serves more than 6000 residents and patients daily in more than 50 facilities in 40 communities across seven states. A BHS consultant visited the monastery in Ferdinand during Sr. Joella Kidwell's administration

This folder contains the gift records and meeting minutes of the St. Benedict's Novitiate Unit of the C.S.M.C.

The title translated reads, "General Direction Examination for Religious Associations in Exchange of Communications of Merits."

The need to discover viable strategies for catalyzing discussion about women's roles in Church leadership led FutureChurch to develop a special survey to learn what progressive Catholics believe about possible strategies and steps.

The Senate of Women Religious included all the sisters of the diocese and was designed to collaborate efforts between the sisters and diocese.

Sister Angela Sasse, O.S.B., from Ferdinand was a member and offered leadership to the group for many years.