Although drawn to the College of Saint Benedict (CSB) by the Sisters’ hospitality, Sister Katherine didn’t see herself becoming a nun. “I was afraid I might be bored,” she said. Fifty years later, she reflects on a journey that has been anything but boring.

After graduating from CSB with a degree in German, S. Katherine taught religion at Cathedral High School for nine years. She moved to campus ministry at Saint Cloud State University and then to campus ministry and teaching theology at CSB. After attaining a doctor of ministry degree from the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, Calif., she spent eight years as subprioress, returning to teaching at CSB until 2001. She served as a director in initial formation for four years before moving to spiritual direction, writing and retreats, her current work. She also coordinates the monastery library.

Recently, S. Katherine has turned her attention to needs in St. Joseph. She is working with the St. Joseph Action Group to prevent a road through the monastery and college campus and tutoring a fourth grader with special needs. “These things,” she says, “are as important as causes that are big and splashy and spectacular.”