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Sacred Heart Church in Glendale, NY, celebrated the longtime contributions of the Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville to the parish with a special mural! On January 23, 2022, they hosted a blessing of a painting on the ceiling that features our founder St. Dominic de Guzmán and our patroness St. Catherine of Siena as well as the emblem of our Congregation. Sisters were delighted to attend. It was even covered in The Tablet Diocesan Newspaper!

By Katie Mahon, Communications Manager

Last year, the Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, New York, launched the Hearts Afire Podcast.

Since then, there have been two seasons of the Hearts Afire Podcast consisting of 20 total episodes that have been live-streamed on YouTube, then distributed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Audible.

On Tuesday, February 8th at 1:00pm central time Maribeth Howell, OP, Together Program Coordinator, and members of the community will be available via Zoom to answer questions about the community, studying at Catholic Theological Union, and the formation component of the program.

The InterCongregational Collaborative Novitiate (ICCN) in Chicago will host an online information session on Tuesday, February 15th from 1:00-2:30pm central time. Co-Directors Nancy Gerth, SCN and Corrina Thomas, FSPA will share more about the inaugural year of the novitiate.

Join us for the evening on Wednesday, February 16, for this one-hour Zoom session by Kristin Colberg, theology professor at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University and the only member of the synod’s theological commission from the United States. Kristin will teach us what Pope Francis is trying to achieve as he calls each of us to engage in a special process of listening and ecclesial renewal over the next two years.

The North American Vocation Team (NAVT) of the School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND) invites women ages 18-45 to an online retreat Sunday, February 27 from 2-5 p.m. EST (1-4 p.m. CST) via Zoom. Sister Kathleen Storms, SSND, will facilitate the retreat. More information and registration for the Zoom link is available at ssnd.org/events/2-27-22.  Registration will close Friday, February 25.

Factors for Thriving in Ministry among Catholic Sisters. Sisters’ responses to their ministry experiences indicates: "Ministry satisfaction is an essential aspect of Sisters’ life commitment to God, their community, and the charism of religious life!"

Event date: February 15, 2022 Central time from 4-5 pm (Eastern time: 5-6 pm)

Program Title: Factors for Thriving in Ministry among Catholic Sisters: Exploring Results from the Life-Satisfaction Scale for Apostolic Women Religious

By Katie Mahon, Communications Manager

In the year 1925, many things happened.

The first motel opened in California, “The Great Gatsby” was published, the Grand Old Ole Opry began broadcasting, and the Mount Rushmore National Monument site was dedicated.

For the Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, New York, 1925 was a meaningful year as the congregation opened up three schools taught by Blauvelt Dominican Sisters, most notably Saint Paul’s School in Daytona Beach, Florida, on January 5, 1925.

By Katie Mahon, Communications Manager

Since 1965, Sr. Jeanine Conlon, OP, has had an active presence at St. Charles Parish and throughout the entire borough of Staten Island.

From teaching all ages at St. Charles School to ministering as a Principal for 30 years, and now, a Pastoral Associate, Sr. Jeanine has been an integral part of the community.

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The North American Vocation Team (NAVT) of the School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND) invite young adults ages 18 and older to online evening prayer on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST). The dates for evening prayer during the first half of 2022 will be January 25, February 22, March 22, April 26, May 24 and June 28. More information and registration for the Zoom links is available at ssnd.org/events/.  

Program Title: Factors for Thriving in Ministry among Catholic Sisters: Exploring Results from the Life-Satisfaction Scale for Apostolic Women Religious

Sponsored by: Wisdom Ways: Center for Spirituality. A ministry of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet – St. Paul Province

Presented by Dr. Marian Diaz and Sister Maria Clara Kreis, CDP, Ph.D. 

This event is free and will be held ONLINE via zoom only! 

February 15, 2022 from 4-5 p.m. (Eastern time from 5-6 pm) 

By Katie Mahon, Communications Manager

Throughout January, many organizations, including Women Religious, will be observing National Human Trafficking Prevention Month and raising awareness about the horrors of human trafficking that still occur today.

Presently, nearly 25 million people, including adults and children, are subjected to human trafficking. This number has risen throughout the years due to traffickers taking advantage of fallout caused by natural disasters, conflict, and even the pandemic. (1)

The crippling effects of a successful and sustainable national healthcare system in the United States has long been a swinging pendulum of high expectations and abysmal failures. The skyrocketing costs of insurance and premiums, the unemployed without the means to matter to those with means, the costs of prescriptions required to keep one alive versus the cost of feeding one’s family, has led to a crisis of seemingly insurmountable proportions for the majority of persons in need of care within our country.

By Katie Mahon, Communications Manager

After two years of adapting to changes brought on by the pandemic, Sr. BarbaraAnn Sgro, OP, is looking forward to starting 2022 on an optimistic note.

Sr. BarbaraAnn, a Sister of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, New York, shared, “We have to learn from our past, but not repeat the mistakes of our past to help us inform our future.”

Sisters of Charity Federation Discernment Night

Join other women discerners and Charity vocation ministers on Zoom to explore religious life in the spirit of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton!

Sunday, January 9, 2022
7 to 8:30 p.m. Eastern time
For Zoom link or questions, contact vocations@sistersofcharityfederation.org

The North American Vocation Team (NAVT) of the School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND) present “Living our Call as SSND: Transformative Education, Part 2 – On the margins” Wednesday, January 19 at 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST). This second of a three-part online series is intended for single women ages 18-45 to learn more about SSND and their ministry with and among those who are poor and marginalized. More information and registration for the Zoom link is available at ssnd.org/events/1-19-22.  

Education not only shapes values and beliefs, but it also helps people grow and develop physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Education empowers people to address the urgency of our time and to act. Lack of access to quality education is one of the root causes of poverty and economic hardship which in turn drive people to choose migration as a means of seeking job opportunities and improving their lives.

Sister Maria Guadalupe Martinez Lopez (Home Diocese: Raleigh North Carolina) Sister Carmen Marie Diaz (Home Archdiocese, Los Angeles CA), converse candidly and thoughtfully about the similarities and differences of their discernment journeys.

https://fscc-calledtobe.org/

“The Lord has been there helping day by day and there is also a lot of joys in living in community, joys in the sacraments, learning from the priests, learning from the Sisters and living close to the Lord.”

By Katie Beckmann Mahon, Communications Manager

Many of the Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, New York, have spent their lives and ministries dedicated to the congregation’s mission of caring for those in need.

Sr. Liz Engel, OP, has lived faithfully to that mission as Executive Director at Downey Side Adoption Services for the past 30 years.

By Katie Mahon, Communications Manager

For a young person, spending their time in their late teens and early twenties will often provide them with a path to a blossoming career and desired adult life.

For Maria Bohan, a graduate of Pearl River High School and Bryn Mawr College, choosing to spend her “pivotal years” working at the Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, New York, helped her “development as a young professional.”

The Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt, New York are grateful for the call of Pope Francis to Hear the Cry of Earth and the Cry of the Poor.

The Vatican’s 7-year Laudato Si’ Action Platform calls the worldwide Catholic community and “all men and women of good will” (LS 3) to publicly engage in the work of transformation through integral ecology.

By Katie Mahon, Communications Manager

Over Thanksgiving, many of us gathered with loved ones to celebrate the holiday by being together, enjoying a delicious meal, and expressing our gratitude.

While it is meaningful to express our gratitude for our loved ones and the joys in our lives, it is also just as special to reflect on the meaning of gratitude, why it matters, and how it can lead to a more profound sense of inner peace in our lives.

On November 9th at the Motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville, NY, sisters gathered for a special workshop called Artful Contemplative Practice by Maureen Carey. Maureen is a former sister and a recently retired professor in the social work department of Molloy College. With quiet music in the air, sisters dripped drops of paint onto wet paper to watch the colors mingle and swirl into a beautiful design. What were the life lessons learned? "Not all things are in our control," said Maureen. And there is beauty in that!

School Sisters of Notre Dame (SSND) invite young adults (ages 18+) to their December online evening prayer which will be the fourth night of a chanted, candlelight Christmas novena on Sunday, December 19 at 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT / 6 p.m. MT / 5 p.m. PT. Learn more and register for the Zoom link at ssnd.org/events/12.19.21.