Linda Romey

Linda Romey is a Benedictine Sister of Erie, Pennsylvania. She previously worked seven years in Colombia, partially under the aegis of the Denver Archdiocese. A former marketing and advertising manager for the National Catholic Reporter Publishing Company, she holds a bachelor's degree in theology and an MBA. She is the community's communications and development coordinator and serves on the community's Monastic Council.

Fearless Girl statue, which depicts a girl with a pony tail and hands on hips, faces the Charging Bull statue in New York's Financial District.

Mar 25, 2023

Sisters' communities can spur a new economic perspective

If women's religious communities consider less familiar but more Gospel-principled alternatives in making choices about managing our physical assets and investments, our stories will continue to be transformative.

The in-person portion of the Federation of St. Scholastica colloquium was held June 15-19 at Mount St. Scholastica Monastery in Atchison, Kansas. Pictured is a stained-glass window in the monastery's choir chapel.

Aug 02, 2022

At 100 years, Federation of St. Scholastica supports the unfolding vision of Benedictine life

A recent gathering marking the 100th anniversary of the Federation of St. Scholastica was about seeing and thinking differently, both past and present, so that the Benedictine charism is carried into the future in a healthy and life-giving way.

Italian bishops attend a meeting in Rome Nov. 22, 2021. (CNS/Vatican Media)

Jan 18, 2022

It's time to find out where religious life can go without patriarchy

Religious life thought it could go on in a system that was sick — patriarchy. But the crisis in religious life has brought home how important it is to work for a healthy church and society.

Light comes through stained glass windows at Mount St. Scholastica, a Benedictine monastery in Atchison, Kansas. (Courtesy of Mount St. Scholastica)

Sep 15, 2021

Being Benedictine on the cusp of a new era for monasticism

The online gathering "Being Benedictine in the 21st Century " brought together vowed members, oblates, volunteers, staff and others who see monastic spirituality as a vital source of healing for an unsettled world.

Civic and community leaders of Erie, Pennsylvania, and many friends and associates celebrate three social justice icons, Mercy Sr. Rita Brocke, St. Joseph Sr. Mary Claire Kennedy and Benedictine Sr. Marlene Bertke, at a 2019 Catholic Sisters Week event.

Jun 15, 2020

History where women's achievements are the norm, not the exception

The often unrecorded and seldom recognized history of women religious is a legacy that continues to benefit church and society. We are the fruit of their courageous and unstoppable mission to follow Jesus.

Mar 19, 2020

Sharing sandboxes for heart-training

Teaching our hearts to love is an adult task. It means I am responsible for what I pay attention to, what I teach my heart so that my choices are informed and loving. I recently spent a week on the Texas/Mexico border where my heart had a chance to test what it loves.