Dominican Sisters of Peace: ‘Mohun Health Care Center Recognized for Workplace Excellence’

Staff and Sisters from the Mohun care Center attend the LeadingAge Ohio’s Workplace Excellence Award on August 30, 2018. From right to left: Venie Coleman, Human resources; April Queener, Administrator; Sr. Anne Keenan, Leadership Liaison; Michelle Kiner, Director of Nursing; Elaine Rose, Unit Manager; Sister Carole Hermann, Co- Resident Life Director, and Sister Arleen Kisiel, Mohun Pastoral Care.

COLUMBUS, OH – More than 1.4 million people, the vast majority which are elderly, live in America’s 15,000+ nursing homes. More than 1.5 million nursing professionals care for those seniors – but the work is not easy.1 Industry wide, staff turnover among nursing home employees ranges between 55 and 75%2, at a cost of $22,000 and $63,000 per individual.

Mohun Health Care Center, a long-term nursing facility in Columbus, OH, founded by the Dominican Sisters of Peace, is bucking the turnover trend. Fewer than 17% of staff members leave the organization per year. This is one reason why Mohun has been recognized by Leading Age Ohio with their newest award – the Award for Workplace Excellence.

September 24, 2018

Dominican Sisters of Peace: ‘Sister Nadine Buchanan Recognized by Dispatch Media Group’

Dominican Sisters of Peace join Sr. Nadine Buchanan at the Everyday Heroes luncheon, from left: Sr. Carol Gaeke, OP; Sr. Mary Edmund Gibson, OP; Sr. Christine McManus, OP; STANDING, Sr. Nadine Buchanan, OP, Sr. Michelle Sherliza, OP; Sr. Melita Bearinger, OP; Sr. Barbara Kane, OP; Sr. Louis Mary Passeri, OP.

COLUMBUS, OH – In his April, 2018 apostolic exhortation Gaudete et Exsultate, Pope Francis called them the “saints next door….” those who, unrecognized and unsung, work to help their neighbors and better their communities.

On Tuesday, September 17, 25 of these “saints next door” were honored as “Everyday Heroes” by the Dispatch Media Group in Columbus, OH. Among those everyday heroes was Sister Nadine Buchanan, a Dominican Sister of Peace who lives at the Columbus Motherhouse.
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September 11, 2018

Dominican Sisters of Caldwell: ‘Spirituality Day 2018’

One of the departmental break-out sessions

On Thursday, September 6th, the Sisters of Saint Dominic of Caldwell had the privilege of hosting Spirituality Day 2018 for the administrators, faculties, and staffs of our sponsored academies: Lacordaire Academy (Upper Montclair, New Jersey), Mount Saint Dominic Academy (Caldwell, New Jersey), and Saint Dominic Academy (Jersey City, New Jersey). The day allowed personnel to take a step back from the buzz of ‘Back-to-School,’ engage with each other, and share individual gifts within the context of Dominican spirituality.
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September 11, 2018

‘Dominican Sisters of Peace Welcome Nine Discerners’

From bottom left: Audrey Fairbanks, Mirna Lozano, Autumn Siler, Annie Killian, Diane LeMay, Tram Bui, Kristen Wolf, Hau Mai, Kelly Nguyen

St. Catharine, KY – Attendees for the September 7-9 Dominican Sisters of Peace Come and See retreat came from across the country – as close as Kentucky and as far away as Texas and California. The women were in different stages of discernment, came from various ethnic backgrounds and spoke a number of languages, but what brought them together was their love of Christ and the Church, and their close attention to God’s plan for their own lives.

According to the website vocationnetwork.org, 71% of those who have entered religious life and are currently in initial formation are under the age of 40. This statistic held true at the Dominican Sisters of Peace Come and See Retreat held at the St. Catharine Motherhouse and St. Catharine Farm in St. Catharine, KY, near Louisville. Of the nine women in attendance, eight were under the age of 40. In total, attendees ranged in age from 18-50.
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September 11, 2018

Collaborative Dominican Novitiate 2018-2019

Please click here to read the 2018-2019 Collaborative Dominican Novitiate (CDN) newsletter to learn about the new CDN directors and new CDN novices. The information can also be found on the CDN website. You can also follow the CDN novices and directors by reading the CDN blog.