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Dominican Sister of Blauvelt Mary Doris, O.P. Helps Homeless, Single Mothers at Siena House
For 26 years Siena House in the Bronx, New York, has been serving the needs of homeless, single mothers and children. Sr. Mary Doris, O.P., a Blauvelt Dominican, is Director of Siena House—a shelter for women who are pregnant or have a child under the age of three. Sr. Mary and several other Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt founded the shelter in 1990. Siena House is sponsored by the Tolentine Zeiser Community Life Center.
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GREAT BEND, KS – The Motherhouse in Great Bend had its own personal and very wonderful celebration for the 800th anniversary of the Dominican Family’s founding. The Dominican men from the Central Province Novitiate in Denver and their Director, Fr. Bob Keller, spent some fun and relaxing time with nearly 50 Great Bend area Dominican Sisters of Peace and Associates. The novices were on their way back home from their 4000+ miles of travel to Dominican sites east of Kansas. They told us what a great experience it was to meet priests, nuns, and sisters of the Family as well as to visit many of the parishes and institutions staffed by Dominicans.
“The Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt congratulate Sr. Thobile Gumede who was awarded the MA in Counseling Psychology by Felician University at their Commencement Exercises on May 14th. Several of our sisters were present at the ceremony and at the Baccalaureate Mass on May 13th. Sr. Thobile, a Dominican sister from Montebello, South Africa, received her baccalaureate degree from Dominican College in 2015 while living with us at our motherhouse in Blauvelt. This year she lived with the Felician Sisters in Lodi, NJ. Sr. Thobile will return to her congregation in South Africa next month.”
The Maryknoll Sisters in Zimbabwe are proud and happy to announce that a community library in Mabvuku, an urban township on the outskirts of Harare, has been named after Maryknoll Sister, Sr. Kathleen Barbee M.M. This honor is due to Sister Kathleen’s amazing mission work, she is a teacher and the majority of her students are HIV/AIDS orphans. She not only teaches this group of kids, but motivates them to remain in school after their parents have died.
