Dominican Life USA Newsletter Archive

"The Dominican Sisters of Peace welcomed three sisters to new stages on their journey to Final Profession at the Congregation’s July Assembly. Phuong Thuy Vu has been accepted into the Congregation as a Novice after two years of discernment and preparation as a Candidate.” Also, “[n]ewly-welcomed Sisters Ana Gonzalez and Margaret Uche both made their Temporary Vows."

'Sister Katherine Frazier, OP, Professes First Vows as an Adrian Dominican Sister'

On August 5, 2018, Sister Katherine Frazier, OP, made her First Profession of Vows "in St. Catherine Chapel, which was packed with Adrian Dominican Sisters and Associates, Dominican Sisters from other Congregations, family members, and friends."

Dominican Sister of San Rafael and Artist, Joanne Cullimore, OP, Paints Image in Response to the Crisis of Children Being Separated from their Parents

"In seeking ways to respond to the crisis of children being separated from their parents at the southern border, San Rafael Dominican sister and artist, Joanne Cullimore, OP painted an image and added a prayer in Spanish. It is a modern-day retablo, an artistic expression she is familiar with from many years of painting trips she took to Mexico, New Mexico and other parts of the southwestern U.S."

Mission: Impossible – Fallout

Mission: Impossible – Fallout is the sixth installment in the Mission: Impossible film series. "As the movie opens, Hunt and his IM team members Benji and Luther let two containers of plutonium fall into the hands of international terrorists, led by their unseen leader, a man known as John Lark."

Read review by Tom Condon, OP

" Eighth Grade is an independent movie that’s getting a lot of buzz this summer. It tells the story of Kayla Day (Elsie Fisher), a shy girl, awkwardly trying to make it through eighth grade and on to high school. Kayla lives with her single dad Mark (Josh Hamilton), who is a bit of a nerd, but tries hard to be a good father."

Read review by Tom Condon, OP

Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt 'Celebrate Feast of St. Dominic and Associate First Commitment and Renewals'

On Sunday, August 5, 2018, the Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, New York, along with "Associates, families, and friends came together in Blauvelt to [celebrate the Feast of Saint Dominic and] witness the Associate First Commitment of Maureen O’Dwyer Zeiss, as well as the Commitment Renewals of Darlyne Lawson and Joan Crinnian."

Dominican Sisters of Caldwell: 'Celebrating Our Dominican Journey'

"On Saturday, August 4th, over one hundred Caldwell Dominican sisters, former members, associates and Dominican laity had the opportunity to reconnect and share their individual and collective journeys while celebrating the Feast of Saint Dominic."

'We Have Family In Iraq 2018 Delegation'

"[A] delegation of U.S. Dominicans will travel to Iraq in late September, almost a year after having had postponed their trip because of instability in Iraqi Kurdistan." Please click here to read more about the delegation and "about an opportunity for you to observe the fourth anniversary of the displacement of thousands of Christians and other religious minorities at the time of the ISIS invasion of Iraq."

St. Mary’s Dominican High School: Lessons from Dominican Sister of Peace Dominic Savio Estorge, OP

The Clarion Herald recently published an article featuring Sister Dominic Savio Estorge, OP, “whose tenure at St. Mary’s Dominican High School in New Orleans spans 55 years, and counting.

Dominican Sisters of Sparkill – 'The Pakistan Mission: Sixty Years of Grace, 1958-2018'

The Dominican Sisters of Sparkill are celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Sparkill Congregation’s mission in Pakistan. "The Pakistan mission has brought untold riches to the Dominican Congregation of Our Lady of the Rosary."

The Collaborative Dominican Novitiate Begins 2018-2019 Year

The Collaborative Dominican Novitiate (CDN) have begun their new year and are currently holding orientation for the new novices. They invite you to pray for them and with them. Please click here to see their post. Soon, more information and introductions of the new novices will be shared.