They’re Playing Our Song

They’re Playing Our Song

Weddings are moments of celebration and revelation. On that day, many will learn that the couple has a piece of music they call “their song.” And, for the first time as a couple, they will dance to their song before all present. Through their song all will know them...
Hope Is Not Cancelled!

Hope Is Not Cancelled!

Image c/o Kerry O’Shea Gorgone In this time of quiet, social distancing, and isolation in the cocoon of my living space, I wondered what am I spinning around myself? Is it fear . . . disbelief . . .  vulnerability to the reality of our natural journey? Am I...
Dominican Sisters Buy Lunch for Healthcare Workers

Dominican Sisters Buy Lunch for Healthcare Workers

Dominican Sister of Hope Margaret Anderson, OP delivers salad to Meadowview at The Wartburg in Mount Vernon, NY. The Dominican Sisters of Hope can’t visit with their members in senior living/nursing facilities, so they’re doing the next best thing: buying...
Continuing to Perform Acts of Love and Charity during Isolation   

Continuing to Perform Acts of Love and Charity during Isolation   

Our personal and social worlds have been shaken by the COVID-19 pandemic.  I am thankful to still have my health, but the loss of community and routine due to social distancing and isolation has been troubling.  When I go through periods where my world is shaken, I...
COVID-19 Update and Prayer

COVID-19 Update and Prayer

The Dominican Sisters of Hope will temporarily suspend public programs at The Center at Mariandale as of Monday, March 16. This includes Saturday liturgies, programming, and spiritual direction at The Center at Mariandale. As of this writing, we have no known cases of...