This October, Jonathan Monfiletto, a contributing writer to North Country Catholic, wrote about the origins and present impact of North Country Mission of Hope, a nonprofit co-founded by Dominican Sister of Hope Debbie Blow, OP. “What began as a project to raise...
When I speak with Dominican Sister of Hope Debbie Blow, O.P. on July 23rd, she sounds worried. This is unusual. Sister Debbie has ministered for twenty years in Nicaragua through an organization that she co-founded and is Executive Director of, North Country Mission...
The “Caring for Others” award bears no small name. Given annually by the WoodmenLife Chapter 462 based in Chazy, New York, the Lifetime Achievement Award honors recipients’ commitment to serving those who need them most. This year, Dominican Sister of Hope Stephanie...
Holly Borzacchiello packed anti-inflammatories for her first trip to Nicaragua. A mother of two, she had been working out strenuously, and she needed them for some pain she had experienced recently. However, a few days later, in a rough shelter with a group of...
When Holly Holly Borzacchiello began working for the Dominican Sisters of Hope eleven-and-a-half years ago, she didn’t think she’d end up in Nicaragua. However, this past July, she joined Dominican Sisters of Hope Debbie Blow and Stephanie Frenette on a...