Mount St. Scholastica
Atchison, Kansas

The ordinary canonical visitation for Mount St. Scholastica occured May 26-31, 2008. Extensive preparation preceded the on-site visit. During this week the visitators met with individuals, committees, the monastic council, formation personnel, those under fifty-five years of age, living groups and the prioress. Below are various groups that met with the visitators.

A visitation report was given to the entire community on the last day. This report reflected what the visitators' ascertained after listening to the community. The visitators are shown presenting their findings to the community below.

(left to right)

Sisters Germaine Fritz (Elizabeth, NJ), Lynn Marie McKenzie, chair of the visitation team, (Cullman, AL), Ephrem Hollerman (St. Joseph, MN) and Susan Mika (Boerne, TX)

Monastery dining and chapter room

A brief respite from an intense week of listening with the ear of the heart was taken by the visitators.