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On Wednesday, March 6, 2024, Sister Ursula Joyce received a well-deserved tribute for her founding and forty-three years of dedicated service to those living at Thorpe Village and Dowling Gardens in Sparkill. In fact, it would be more accurate to note that through her diligent efforts, begun in 1972, Sister Ursula gave 50 years of […]
To kick off Catholic Sisters Week, which runs from March 8-14, we videoed a chat with members of the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill and the Sisters of Saint Dominic of Blauvelt. Sisters Chris Ferrar, Mary Jo Heman, Didi Madden, and Theresa Rickard share their stories with us. We hope you find this as interesting to […]
God is Weaving a Tapestry of Your Life! A Lenten Reflection had been planned for the year COVID shut down the world. In January 2024, the Associates decided that it was time to think about offering the Day of Reflection they had worked on four years ago. Now they just had to find it! Thankfully, Ellen […]
We wear orange honor survivors and build community with others working to end gun violence. Each gun violence victim was a person who mattered. We remember victims of gun violence. Advocacy for Common Sense Gun Legislation The following article was created with input from some of the members of our Anti-Gun Violence Committee. We thank […]
On Sunday, February 4, 2024, St. Francis Assisi Church in West Nyack, New York, hosted a mass and brunch for the religious Sisters and Brothers in Rockland County to celebrate Vita Consecrata. Many of the Sisters present took part in the liturgical celebration and with support from the pastor, Fr. Bob McKeon, Sister Pat Hogan, […]
We are aware that our History has been negatively shaped by the sin of racism. As a congregation “We remain committed to the pursuit of truth in order to face and address…racism.” (2022 Chapter Direction Statement). Therefore, to honor Black History Month we choose to address racism. We invite you to join us as […]
On January 11, 2024, Chief Dwaine Perry of the Ramapough Munsee Lunaape Nation, and Barbara Williams, Associate of the Sisters of Our Lady of Christian Doctrine and also a member of the Lunaape Nation, came to Dominican Convent in Sparkill. It was a wonderful visit and some of the Sisters who had ministered in Montana […]
Dry river landscape in extreme drought in the Amazon Rainforest, the largest tropical forest. Each year, in December, Dominicans world-wide focus on a country or region where Dominican Sisters, Brothers and Laity are in mission. Because this year the focus is on peace in Amazonia and Dominicans are in six of the nine countries in […]
Loving Greetings and Congratulations to you from Pakistan! It is a great joy to announce that we have another young Sister, Rushana Younas, who declared her first profession of religious vows on the 13th of January 2024 in Multan. Her solemn mass was celebrated by his excellency, Bishop Yousaf Sohan. The ceremony was inspirational and blessed and […]
On Saturday, December 23, nine students from Albertus Magnus High School and two members of the AMHS Class of 2023 hosted a Christmas party for children at Marydell Faith & Life Center in Nyack. The children, who are recent immigrants to the United States, attend weekly religious education classes taught by Sr. Margaret Mary O’Doherty […]