March 2009 Index

Associate Gathering 2008
Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters and Associates met at Sinsinawa Mound in November for the annual Associate Gathering. Read more . . .

‘Deepening the Conversation’ at Community Days 2009
Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is an organizational development process or philosophy that engages individuals within an organizational system in its renewal, change, and focused performance. Read more . . .

Appreciative Inquiry: Join a Discussion
At Community Days 2008, Sisters gathered to take part in the Appreciative Inquiry (AI) process. A total of 22 topics surfaced. From these, we identified five topics for further discussion: collaboration, community, contemplation, ecospirituality/care of the Earth, and peace and justice. Read more . . .

Sr. Tanya Finds Happiness in Sisterhood
Several years ago while I was still living in Pennsylvania, I was introduced to a little book, The Hound of Heaven, by Francis Thompson. At the time, I did not know that Thompson’s poem would become a metaphor for my journey to religious life. Like the speaker in The Hound of Heaven, I eventually surrendered and said “yes” to a persistent voice, surrendering to the love and life I had been seeking for many years. Read more . . .

Is There Any Now, Now?
Some of us think today is for tomorrow. Yesterday is no more. There is no now. All that is, is not yet here. In fact, tomorrow is months and years from now. All that is, is to come. Read more . . .

Updated ECS Receives Blessing
The Edgewood Campus School (ECS) community celebrated the completion of their $2 million renovation and addition project with two events in December 2008. Read more . . .

EHS Parent Appreciates Dominican Values
Our oldest child is a sophomore, yet even in our short history with Edgewood High School (EHS), we have experienced the Dominican values in action. Read more . . .

The Mystery of God: A Contemplative Retreat
In a recent issue of Spectrum, Mary Ellen O’Dea, OP, wrote an article, “Schedule a Contemplative Retreat” with a photo of the Community of Preachers. This article offers readers our responses to Enactment 3 of the 2006 Chapter. Read more . . .

South Florida Associates: Our Story
In 1997, Mary Ann Shea, OP, and Jeanne Drea, OP, opened their home in West Palm Beach for monthly soup and prayer. Helen Dailey, OP, and Loretto Wolff, OP; Associates Barbara Roth, Jean Moffet, Marian Bunce, and Paula Winker; and neighboring Adrian Dominican Sisters gathered. We were joined by coworkers and volunteers through our ministries in local parishes and Catholic Charities. Read more . . .

Migrants Find Refuge at Casa del Migrante
From January to September 2008, I was a volunteer at the Casa del Migrante in Juarez, Mexico. This is a house of hospitality which offers secure shelter, warm meals, clean clothing, and counseling to migrants from southern Mexico and Central America en route to the United States and to those deported to Mexico from the United States. Read more . . .

Jill Poehlman Appointed Associate Promoter
In February, Jill Poehlman of Glendale Heights, IL, was appointed Promoter of Associates for the Sinsinawa Dominicans. Jill has been a Sinsinawa Dominican Associate for more than five years. Read more . . .

Fr. Samuel: ‘We Never Appreciated Him Enough’
Our Archives Department provided some wonderful “reminiscences” about Father Samuel by people who knew him personally. Read more . . .

Remembering Sr. Mary Mahoney in Bolivia
Sinsinawa Dominicans Tere Auad, OP; Mary Howard Johnstone, OP; Patricia Rogers, OP; Jeri Cashman, OP; and Robi Huddleston, OP, came to Bolivia in January to accompany Jo Anne Leo, OP, and me [Peggy Ryan, OP] as we commemorated the 25th anniversary of the death of our Sister Mary Mahoney, OP, who drowned in a flash flood outside of Cochabamba. Read more . . .

Friends Enjoy Visiting Sinsinawa
Jan Kelly is a friend of many years. Our friendship began when I met Jan and her husband, Jim, at St. Raphael Cathedral Parish in Madison, WI. Read more . . .

Standing on the Shoulders . . .
A decade ago when I was discussing with Sister Candida Lund, OP, which school I should attend for doctoral studies, she was quite firm: “You will go to the University of Chicago”―her alma mater. And I did. Read more . . .

Ministries at Sea
Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Autumn 2008. The telephone rang. A friend’s call from this seacoast town spoke of the untimely and unexpected death of our former Sister, Geremia Burke, OP. Margaret Mary Burke, “Peg” to many, was called home from her beloved Sprucewold, overlooking Boothbay Harbor. Read more . . .