Benedictine Sister Lisa Maurer, a member of St. Scholastica Monastery, Duluth, MN, is one of seven finalists for the 2024-2025 Lumen Christi Award, the highest honor given by the Catholic Extension Society. St. Scholastica is one of the ten member monasteries of the Monastic Congregation of St. Benedict.

Sister Lisa is an assistant football coach at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth where she shows up regularly for football practices and games. She encourages the student athletes to embrace four core values: hospitality, stewardship, respect, and justice. According to Dr. Barbara McDonald, the president of the college, “Many of the players consider Sister Lisa their prayer partner and spiritual advisor, and she makes it a habit of checking in with the young men, particularly those who may be struggling with personal issues.”

The Lumen Christi Award is given to people who radiate and reveal the light of Christ present in the communities where they serve. According to the Catholic Extension Society, “Sister Lisa Maurer coaches college players on football and faith.”

Sister Lisa is also the director of mission integration and formation for Duluth Benedictine Ministries, a Ministerial Public Juridic Person established in 2022 to sponsor the apostolic institutions of the Benedictine Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery.