Dominican Sisters of Peace: Our Lady of the Elms Teachers Remembered in New York Times Column

Akron, OH – Imagine finding your name in the New York Times! That’s exactly what happened to two Dominican Sisters of Peace, retired from years of teaching at Our Lady of the Elms in Akron, OH.

Sister Irene Eckerman, now living at the Dominican Sisters of Peace Motherhouse in Akron and Sister Betty Baltrinic, who resides at the Regina Health Center, taught first and second grade at Our Lady of the Elms for decades. Not only were they teachers, according to Yeshiva College Writing Program Director and a Fulbright scholar Liesl Schwabe, of Kolkata, India, they were also living, breathing models of equality, self-sufficiency and cooperation.
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April 16, 2019

Dominican Sisters of Adrian: Series of Paintings by Sister Barbara Cervenka Added to Permanent Collection of DIA

March 21, 2019, Detroit – Years from now, visitors to the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) will view a series of nine paintings by Sister Barbara Cervenka, OP, and will learn of the peaceful, quiet, devoted life and the violent death of her cousin, Ursuline Sister Joanne Marie Mascha. Sister Barbara has donated the series to the DIA’s permanent collection.

“The series won’t be on permanent exhibit, but it’ll probably be shown from time to time,” Sister Barbara said. “When they do an exhibit of works on Michigan artists or work of a certain theme, then it’s very likely that the series would be put in the show.”
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April 16, 2019

Dominican Sister of Adrian Theresa Mayrand, OP, Receives Ruby Award for Work with Pregnant Teens

Attending the Soroptimist International-Grosse Pointe awards banquet with Sister Theresa Mayrand, OP, are: front row, from left, Associate Geri Pleva; Cecilia Dobek, of Gianna House; Sisters Patricia Magee, OP, and Janet Stankowski, OP; and Roseanne Morrow, Ruby Award Coordinator; and back row, from left, Associate Mary Margaret Bommarito, Sister Theresa Mayrand, OP, Associates Carol Hofer and Toni Adams, and Jasmin Green, of Gianna House. (Photo Courtesy of Renee Rodriguez Photography)

April 9, 2019, Eastpointe, Michigan – Sister Theresa Mayrand, OP, received the Ruby Award from Soroptimist International-Grosse Pointe during a banquet March 13 at the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in St. Clair Shoes, Michigan. The award – which “acknowledges a woman who has made a significant difference improving the lives of women and girls” – includes a check for $500 for the organization in which the recipient works.
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April 2, 2019

‘Caldwell Dominicans Volunteer at the Southern Border’

Sisters Donna Marie, Pat, and Mary Pat at the border wall with its razor concertina wire

On February 13, 2019, Sisters Pat Stringer, Mary Pat Reid and Donna Marie O’Brien set out for Tucson, Arizona, to assist newly-arrived migrants at our southern border.
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April 2, 2019

Dominican Youth Movement Preaching Weekend

By Sister Gina Fleming, O.P.

This past weekend twenty three young people from St. Agnes Academic HS, College Point; Good Shepherd Parish in Holbrook, St. Mary’s Parish in East Islip, Notre Dame Parish in New Hyde Park, and St. Joseph’s parish in Babylon came to St. John the Baptist HS retreat Center to begin a weekend of prayer, study, and the forming of community.

It was so wonderful to have so many participants from parish youth groups attend the workshop. Hopefully, this will be a trend and continue in the years ahead.
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