Sister Marie Celine adjusts a tray of chocolates for sale at St. Roger Abbey French Gourmet Patisserie at Westfield Hawthorne Mall. | Michelle LaVigne ~ Sun-Times Media
Sister Marie Valerie (left) Sister Marie Celine (center) and Sister Marie of the Gospel at St. Roger Abbey French Gourmet Patisserie in Vernon Hills. | Michelle LaVigne ~ Sun-Times Media
St. Roger Abbey French Gourmet Patisserie offered speciality desserts for Thanksgiving. | Michelle LaVigne ~ Sun-Times Media
St. Roger Abbey French Gourmet Patisserie offers a variety of desserts, pastries, speciality coffee, sandwiches and soups. | Michelle LaVigne ~ Sun-Times Media
VERNON HILLS — Being generous this holiday season can be sweeter than just giving change to the bell-ringing Santas. St. Roger Abbey French Gourmet Patisserie opened in Westfield Hawthorne Mall, and the Chicago-area nuns bake for charity. The store, located on the upper level outside …