A Congregation News Magazine
May 2011 Index
On the Cover
The Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters convened the 23rd Chapter of Affairs and Elections April 5–12 at Green Lake Conference Center in Green Lake, WI. From top (left to right): Srs. Nora Schaefer, Mary Ellen Gevelinger, Mary Howard Johnstone, Judy Miller, and Ellen Gaynor react to Mary Howard’s election as Vicaress; for the first time in congregation history, Sisters nominated and voted for leaders by using an electronic, hand-held keypad. Srs. Priscilla Torres, Mary Martin Joseph, Carolyn Croft, Mary Joan Gibson, and Virginia Pfluger show their “clickers”; and Chapter delegates convene around a fire at the opening ceremony. Sr. Liz Sully designed the Chapter 2011 flame graphic.
Edgewood Arts Center Groundbreaking
Edgewood College held a groundbreaking ceremony March 7 for the Visual and Theatre Arts Center on campus. Read more . . .
Indiantown Accomplishments Adding Up
At the time of elections at Chapter 2006, many of you were concerned about my leaving my ministry in Indiantown, FL. Patricia Mulcahey, OP, and Council were very generous and allowed me to reside in Stuart, FL, thus keeping my contacts in Indiantown. I was also closer to the southeastern part of the United States to attend to the Sisters in my area. Read more . . .
Honoring the Ministry of Music
The Matisse Trio, composed of members of the music faculty of the University of Iowa and Northwestern University, will perform a very special concert. Read more . . .
Sr. Mariann Ready to Start New Chapter in Life
Since the time I was in first grade and during my eight years at St. Mark School in Peoria, IL, I loved the Dominican Sisters. I loved the way they taught us, the way they prayed with us, the way they played with us. Read more . . .
The Heart of Our Unity
Again and again when we gather, as at our recent Chapter, we speak with warmth of the “bonds of affection” we share as Sinsinawa Dominicans. We profess that our love for one another contributes to the formation of our vision and enhances our commitment to our mission. We find courage, vitality, and unity in our relationships. Read more . . .
Trinity High School: Preaching through Service
As a Sinsinawa Dominican sponsored school in River Forest, IL, Trinity High School works to implement the charism of preaching in the everyday lives of our students. The young women of Trinity may not recognize that they are, indeed, preachers, but the communities with whom they do service would tell you immediately that they spread our mission of seeking faith, knowledge, and truth with great success. Read more . . .
Women and Spirit Exhibit Comes to Dubuque
They opened schools―elementary, secondary, and post-secondary. They started hospitals and orphanages. They spent their lives in the service of God’s people with little or no recompense except the satisfaction of doing God’s will. They suffered poverty, oppression, prejudice, and resistance and never gave up. They were and are the heroines of history, American women religious. Read more . . .
Weaving a New Vision in Spokane
“We have come together to mark an ending and a beginning, to celebrate a transition to a new vision for the future of this center of life and mission. Today we ritualize the transition of the Dominican Center as a home for the Sisters, to a center where low-income people are helped to have homes by receiving access to necessary support resources. As we celebrate this occasion, we reverence the past, accept the present, and vision the future.” Read more . . .
Family, Faith, Farm Sustained Sr. Mary Ellen
As I grew up in southwest Wisconsin, the three constants in my life were family, faith, and farm. We lived on a dairy farm―my mom Margaret, my dad Rob, my little brother Mark, and I. Faith was woven into the rhythm of each day as we always prayed the family rosary together. Read more . . .
All Present and Accounted For
Please forgive the military allusion in the title, but I find those words perfect in describing our Associates and Sisters as I reflect on the intersection of our lives during the last two years. At Community Days, on SinsinOP, at regional and circle meetings, and in our daily lives, Associates and Sisters have shared life at that deep place where we embrace the Dominican charism. We have come to know that what we share is not simply friendship but a fierce commitment to preaching the Word. Read more . . .