Dominican Sister of Hope Jeanette Redmond, OP, has been a secretary for a collective twenty-three years. It doesn’t take long to realize that she loves her job (and is good at it!). Below, Sister Jeanette shares tips for being your best professional self,...
As I interview each Dominican Sister of Hope, almost every one of my interviews has a recurring theme: sisters are shocked at where their lives lead after they decide to enter the convent. Some Catholic Sisters took awhileto respond to the call to religious life,...
“I went all through public school so I didn’t really know sisters at all. When I graduated from high school, I worked in the city at House Beautiful magazine for a few years. I dated and I had lots of fun. My mother, who was a very holy woman, used to encourage...
After teaching for thirty-seven years, Dominican Sister of Hope Linda Rivers maintains one firm belief: everybody wants to learn. Below, she shares her advice for keeping her cool in the classroom and connecting with every student, even those who are hard to reach....
When were you born and where? I’m the second oldest of six children. I was born on September 20, 1942. My mother and father at that time lived in Philadelphia– my mom was Irish and my dad was of German descent. When I was about five years old, my family moved to South...
