A huge number of Hope sisters were career educators, so it’s not surprising that a ministry focused on quality education would be one of our favorites. Nora Cronin Presentation Academy is a private Catholic middle school for underserved girls in the City of Newburgh...
On September 25th, Sister Joan Ruth Whittle passed away. Below, we remember her for her years of teaching and for her most recent ministry volunteering as a school librarian. In 2011, after fifty-three years of teaching, Dominican Sister of Hope Joan Whittle, OP...
There are few things our sisters love more than hearing from former students and walking down memory lane. If you were taught by a Dominican Sister of Hope, Newburgh, or Fall River/Saint Catherine of Siena, this Teacher Appreciation Day is the time to let us know!...
Daniel Kimberley has fond memories of his sophomore-year Biology teacher. He remembers her engaging students, making the material accessible, and, at one point, even letting him teach the class. The class was at Pope Pius High School, and the teacher was Dominican...
What was your first mission? My first ministry was teaching. I taught for thirty-seven years. I taught third and fourth grade in Fall River, MA. Then I went to Plattsburgh, NY, and I taught first grade (I went from fourth grade to first grade; I thought I was going to...
