Sr. Molly Bernadette Spiering is a sister of the Holy Family of Nazareth and is our Youth Minister at St. Emily. As a youth minister, she works to provide support, guidance, religious education, and opportunities for prayer and community for our youth, 7th-12th grade.
Sr. Molly Bernadette grew up in a big family on a farm in Wyoming where she enjoyed working with her family, riding motorcycles and going on various adventures in the mountains. She is terrible at sports (except for foosball), loves the outdoors, cooking, books, movies, all kinds of music, and various arts and crafts. Sr. Molly Bernadette received her primary and secondary education through Mother of Divine Grace Homestudy Program and graduated in 2018 from Christendom College in Front Royal, VA, with a bachelor’s degree in Theology.
After graduation, Sr. Molly Bernadette moved back to her home state and worked in parish and youth ministry at Holy Trinity Parish in Cheyenne, WY. Soon after starting at Holy Trinity, she discerned a call to religious life and joined the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth in the Fall of 2019. After two years of formation with the sisters in Texas, she moved to Des Plaines where she entered novitiate and took the name Sr. Molly Bernadette. Sr. Molly Bernadette completed her two year novitiate program and was blessed to make her first profession of vows on August 5th, 2023. She will renew these vows each year for 5 years, at which time, with the permission of her community, she will profess her final vows, committing her life to God and His Church for the rest of her life. During the five year period of temporary vows, Sr. Molly Bernadette is technically known as a “junior” sister, and continues her formation with the sisters while also participating in ministry.
Sr. Molly Bernadette is excited to be here at St. Emily and working with and for our youth and their families. Feel free to contact her with any thoughts or questions or if you are interested in volunteering and getting involved in our Youth Ministry program.