Legacy
Many of our sisters are currently retired and working in part-time ministries. However, we have a long history of teaching, nursing, and ministering throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. These stories catalogue our history of hope and our legacy of service —be sure to let us know if you spot a sister who served you in the past!
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our Legacy
In Memoriam: Sister Joan Coffey, OP
Sister Jo-Ann Iannotti eulogizes Sister Joan Coffey, OP (Sister James Cecilia) who died May 11, 2020.
In memoriam for Sister Mary Ella Morrison, OP (aka Target)
Sister Mary Ella Morrison, OP (Sister Margaret Therese) of the Dominican Sisters of Hope died peacefully on September 1, 2020.
Catherine of Siena: Doctor of the Church
In our seventh and final episode, Dominican Sister of Hope Jo-Ann Iannotti, OP shares Catherine’s story of being the only laywoman who is a Doctor of the Church.
Catherine of Siena: Dialogue with God
Who is God for you? What is your prayer life like for you? Do you speak to God in prayer, and do you listen? In our sixth episode, Dominican Sister of Hope Ann Daniel Belmonte, OP shares how Catherine models a dialogue with God.
Hope is Relationship
To be Human, Christian, Dominican is to be in relationship! How do I (we) respond??
Catherine of Siena: O Eternal Truth
How will we know who we are? How will we discern what is God’s truth for us in this moment? In our fifth episode, Dominican Sister of Hope Cynthia Bauer, OP shares how Catherine’s life helps us answer these questions for ourselves.
Here’s to the Crazy Ones
Mount Saint Mary College mandated that all faculty planning to teach in the Fall must take an e-class course in basic Online Learning. Hope had stopped being a theological virtue and become the last resort of a drowning woman.
Catherine of Siena: Bridge Builder
In our fourth episode, Dominican Sister of Hope Peggy Devlin, OP details how Catherine understood Christ to be the great bridge that links the Divine with the human.
Remembering as Prayer: the Dance of Light and Shadow
How many moments have we experienced the tension of our diversity and the redemptive grace of clarity?
They’re Playing Our Song
Our song speaks of our encounters with the Divine as we acknowledge that the Divine presence permeates all aspects of cosmic life and all experiences of pain and joy we may be having personally.
