Sister Sandra (Jean Marie) has found a life of service at St. Mary Monastery. She has served as a teacher, campus minister, and pastoral associate. In 2012, the year she celebrated her 50th jubilee, Sr. Sandra was elected prioress, and served two terms until Sr. Susan Hutchens, OSB’s election in 2020.
She says, "The Benedictine love of silence and nature fit with my own attraction to it. I love praying in community. I love the support of this group of women. I love the rich, full inner life that I’ve been able to nurture here. I love my life of ministry as well. I’ve always felt I was in the right place for me."
