Twenty-three years ago today, three congregations created a new entity: the Dominican Sisters of Hope. (Here’s more about the history of our founding and of the Dominican Order.) At the birth of Hope it wasn’t clear what the future would hold, but the congregation was...
How is hope, for you, tied to activism and justice? How are we, as individuals, called to preach peace and hope right now? When our Congregation became Hope, did we think a new name would mean anything more than a name? Would it affect who we are? Our identity? Our...
After the events in Charlottesville, we asked the Dominican Sisters of Hope where they find hope in trying times. Sister Bette Ann Jaster answered in verse, which took us by surprise and delighted us altogether. Her words sing the song of women who work tirelessly to...
Sister Jeanette Redmond In every interview since the launch of our website, our sisters have been asked about hope. Their answers on what gives them hope and how they maintain hope vary, but the sisters are all certain of one thing: they have hope, and they’re proud...
