Photo of the Week: Dominican Sister of Caldwell Gina Scaringella, OP Makes, First Profession of Vows

Sister Patrice Werner, OP (Prioress) witnesses Sister Gina Scaringella’s First Profession of Vows while holding the congregation’s Constitutions

“On August 4th, Sister Regina (Gina) Scaringella, having completed the Collaborative Dominican Novitiate, made First Profession as a Dominican Sister of Caldwell.” Read article

September 10, 2019

Photo of the Week: Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa Welcome New Candidates

From left: Srs. Priscilla Torres and Toni Harris present Candidates Amanda Zygarlicke and Siobhan Burroughs with candles.

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August 27, 2019

Photo of the Week: Dominican Sisters of Tacoma Creating “Something New”–Celebrating a Covenant Relationship

The Sisters of Providence Council and the Dominican Leadership Team with Sister Jo Ann and her advisers. L to R: Sisters Judith Desmarais, SP; Peg Murphy, OP; Senaida Rivera, OP, Advisor; Jo Ann Showalter, SP, Congregation Leader; Patricia Morisset, OP, Advisor; Josie Ramac, SP; Sharon Casey, OP; and Joan Galloper, SP. Missing: Sister Philomena McCarthy, OP, Advisor.

“June 29 was a significant moment for the Sisters of St. Dominic of Tacoma. We gathered at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Burien, WA, for the formal installation of Sister Jo Ann Showalter, SP, as our Pontifical Commissary. (Commissary is not a word we associate with a leader, but in Italian, commissario does mean leader, or one who is sent. Using more familiar language, we will refer to her as our Congregation Leader.)

The nine-year journey completes the structural parts of our covenant with the Sisters of Providence, Mother Joseph Province (MJP). Our sisters needing assisted or skilled care have resided at St. Joseph Residence for over 25 years, our financial management is taken care of at the Providence Provincial Office in Renton, and our governance […].”

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August 13, 2019

Photo of the Week: ‘Rise for Refuge with Dominican Sisters~Grand Rapids’

On Saturday, August 3, 2019, Grand Rapids Dominican Sisters, Associates, and employees gathered “to stand strong against illegal and immoral refugee and asylum bans in the United States . . . Together with Rise for Refuge and We Are ALL America, we are calling Members of Congress to do everything in their power to end the administration’s attacks on asylum seekers and return refugee resettlement to historic norms.” Read article

July 30, 2019

Dominican Sisters of San Rafael Elect New Leadership Team

From left, Sister Margaret, Sister Barbara, Sister Carla, Sister Cathy and Sister Abby.

It is with great joy and gratitude that we announce the completion of our 2019 Chapter and the election of our new leadership team for 2019-2024. The elected members, who will take office on September 22, 2019, are Sister Carla Kovack, OP (Prioress General), Sister Cathy Murray, OP (First Councillor), Sister Barbara Green, OP (Second Councillor), Sister Abby Newton, OP (Councillor), Sister Margaret Diener, OP (Councillor).