Sister Jo-Ann writes, “Our local library is holding a writing contest. The only directions are: Write a brief memoir of 100 words or less.” Below is her entry: My Life – A Brief Memoir At 18, I wanted to be a writer. I also wanted to be a nun....
When Sister Jo-Ann Iannotti was a teenager in the 1960s, she read the Sunday New York Times every weekend. The Book Review section inspired her to write creatively. The fashion ads inspired her to sketch: she imitated the sketches of fashions featured in ads like Lord...
In celebration of the 50th year of Catherine of Siena being named a Doctor of the Church, we’re launching a seven-part podcast. In our seventh and final episode, Dominican Sister of Hope Jo-Ann Iannotti, OP shares Catherine’s story of being the only...
