Sister Mary Charlotte, a native of Cannelburg, Indiana, entered the monastery in 1934 from Holy Angels Parish in Indianapolis. She made her first profession of vows in 1936 and her final profession in 1939. In 1937, she began her 63-year career in areas of education, including religious education and administration. She currently resides in the monastery’s Hildegard Health Center and serves in the ministry of prayer. From 1972 to 1995, Sister Mary Charlotte served as director and teacher of religious education at the U.S. Army base in Fort Rucker, Alabama. She was director of religious education at parishes in Siberia, Ferdinand, and Schnellville. She served as a consultant and supervisor for Evansville diocesan schools and was editor of Mine magazine, a national religious education magazine. She was a teacher and supervisor of student teachers at St. Benedict College in Ferdinand. She also taught at St. Ferdinand Grade School, St. Benedict School in Evansville, and in Washington, Indiana.

Sister Martha Marie, a native of Siberia, Indiana, entered the monastery from St. Joseph Parish in Dale in 1939. She made her first profession of vows in 1941 and her final profession in 1944. Beginning in 1944, she taught at Huntingburg; St. Joseph and St. Benedict, Evansville; Assumption, Indianapolis; St. James, Haubstadt; Elberfeld; Celestine; St. Thomas, Vincennes; and St. Anthony, all in Indiana. She was a religious education teacher at St. Joseph Parish in Dale. In 1988–89, she participated in a sabbatical program at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. She served as sacristan at the monastery and provided supportive services. She currently serves in the ministry of prayer.  

Sister Joanna, a native of Evansville, entered the monastery from St. Anthony Parish in 1949. She made her first profession of vows in 1951 and her final profession in 1954. Beginning in 1952, she taught at Christ the King in Indianapolis; St. Philip, Posey County; St. Joseph, Marian Day, St. John, St. Vincent Day Care, and St. Anthony, all in Evansville. She helped establish the House of Bread and Peace ministry and shelter in Evansville in 1984 and served as its director until 2003. She currently provides supportive services at the monastery.

Sister Lorraine, a native of Loogootee, entered the monastery from St. John Parish in 1949. She made her first profession of vows in 1951 and her final profession in 1954. Beginning in 1952, she taught in Evansville at Christ the King, Holy Rosary, and St. Benedict; St. Mary in Washington; Holy Family in Jasper; and St. Matthew in Mt. Vernon, and served as a teacher aide at St. Vincent de Paul School in Bedford. She was principal at St. Joseph School, Evansville; Holy Family, Jasper; and St. James, Haubstadt. She worked in the monastery Development Office and served as administrative secretary at the monastery. She was secretary for the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Regional Office in Louisville and for St. Mary Parish, Mitchell. Since 1998, she has been working in supportive services at the monastery.

Sister Mary Dominic, a native of Louisville, entered the monastery from St. Anthony Parish in Jeffersonville, Indiana, in 1949. She made her first profession of vows in 1951 and her final profession in 1954. Beginning in 1952, she taught at St. Theresa Grade School and Mater Dei High School, Evansville; Sts. Peter and Paul, Haubstadt; and St. Ferdinand High School, Ferdinand. She taught and served as principal at Academy Immaculate Conception/Marian Heights Academy from 1967 to 1993, except for one year when she was a dormitory supervisor at Marymount School in Surrey, England. She has been the archivist at the monastery in Ferdinand since 1995.

Founded in 1867, the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand currently number 159 and serve in areas of education, parish work, health care, retreat and spirituality work, social services, counseling, and mission work in Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Italy, and Peru.