Dominican Sisters of Sparkill in the news

Sparkill Dominicans

Four Dominican Sisters of Sparkill, New York, made headlines recently. Sister Lesley Block, OP, was honored as one of the Bronx Top 25 Most Influential Women of 2014 for her leadership in managing a shelter for young, single mothers. Sister Carol Lehmkul, director of the East Side Heart and Home Family Center in East St. Louis, Illinois, was highlighted as a “catalyst for change” in a recent article by the St. Louis Review. Sister Mary Elizabeth Mooney was featured in an article in The Daily News for her 40 years of commitment to the children of St. John Chrysostom School in the Bronx. Sister Rose Michelle O’Rourke was acknowledged in The Photo News for her 36 years of service as the director of religious education at Sacred Heart Parish in Monroe, New York. Read more