Benedictine Sisters
1910 Maple Ave
Lisle, IL 60532

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Leadership

"As often as anything important is to be done in the monastery, the prioress shall call the whole community together and herself explain what the business is." RB 3:1

The Board of Directors

Left to right:
Sister Helen Jilek,OSB, Treasurer
Sister JoAnne Form, OSB, Secretary
Sister Sharon Marie Stola, OSB, Subprioress
Sister Mary Bratrsovsky, Prioress

The Prioress of Sacred Heart Monastery is elected by the community members for a period of six years. It is her responsibility to unite community members through Christ in his Spirit. She achieves this through dialogue with the community in a spirit of co-responsibility and through the two-fold manner of teaching by word and deed.

"The Monastic chapter is the collegial, consenting, and consultative body of the monastic community. Membership is comprised of all members who have made monastic profession. Benedict provided for collegial leadership. Since the principle of co-responsibility is rooted in the Rule of St. Benedict, the prioress does not make arbitrary decisions. She respects the divine wisdom, which brings her and her Benedictine community together, by consulting them regularly, sharing with them as much as possible her decision making responsibilities. Having received the advice of her council and community she must finally judge what the Spirit is saying to the community." (RB 3:1-6)

The Monastic Council serves as an advisory body to the Prioress.

Monastic Council

Left to right -Back:
Sister Helen Jilek,OSB
Sister Mary Bratrsovsky, OSB
Sister Karen Nykiel, OSB
Left to right -Front:
Sister Sharon Marie, Stola, OSB
Sister Carolyn Sieg, OSB