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...
Dominican Sister of Hope Connie Kelly, OP is a published poet who’s written over 250 poems and is currently working on publishing an anthology. For Sister Connie, poetry blends a creative and religious experience. She says that all of her written words are from God,...
As we rejoice in the risen Lord, all of us Dominican Sisters of Hope wish you and yours Easter blessings. Thank you for reading and allowing us to accompany you through your Lenten, and now Easter!, journey. May the joy of the resurrection dwell in and through you...
It starts as a feeling, the movement from inside Taking me to a place far and wide As it spirals upward my heart sees it in a glance The feeling that is building is the beginning of my dance It is a gift I have come to accept Guiding me through my life as I reflect...
