From Sister Pat Twohill, Prioress
News from Rome
We are pleased to announce that Sr. Margaret Mayce, OP (Amityville), was elected by an overwhelming majority to serve as International Coordinator of DSIC for three more years! Sr. Margaret is in the center in black and white.

Vocations Blog
Sr. Cathy Buchanan lives her best Dominican life as Coordinator of Dominican Ministries at Albertus Magnus College. It's an intimate and active way to live the four pillars ... she tells us about it here.

Congregational News
A Sunny Day in Kansas
The kitchen staff at the Great Bend Motherhouse took advantage of a spring day to treat sisters and staff to a picnic luncheon on the Motherhouse Patio. The weather was perfect, the meal delicious, and the company superb. Click here for photos of the day.

News from our Dominican Family
Dominican Youth Movement USA Newsletter
Click here for the May 2025 newsletter. 

Justice News
The Story of Dorothy Stang
The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, Ohio Province, have released a new video about the life and legacy of Sister Dorothy Stang. Click here to view. 

From Our Founded Ministries

Register now for a favorite Shepherd's Corner Event
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Death of a Sister
Sister Joan Mirian Glaser, OP
Please click here to view a memorial for Sister Joan Mirian Glaser, OP, who went home to God on April 28, 2025.

Prayer Requests

• Sr. June Fitzgerald (New Haven, CT, june.fitzgerald@oppeace.org) requests prayer for her uncle, Denis Rossi, who died after a short illness, and for Mary Welborn, former secretary at St. Stanislaus Parish,  who is in the ICU with pneumonia and is an induced coma.
• Sr. Marlene Dimmerling (Marlene.Dimmerl​ing@oppeace.org​) asks for prayers for a good friend, Father John Van Deuren, who died April 19. He was Marlene’s Sacramental Minister for eight years at her parish in Wisconsin.
• Sr. Rita Schwarzenberger (Kaduna, ritasis@gmail.com) requests prayers for the Capuchin community here in Nigeria and worldwide.  In a tragic accident, the bus in which they were riding had a tire problem and went off a cliff, according to the message that reached us. Seven young men were killed and six injured. 
• Associate Judy Spangler (Hoisington, KS, 2898judysp@gmai​l.com) has requested prayer for a peaceful repose for long-time Associate Teresa Spangler, 71, who passed away May 14, 2025, at Azria Health Woodhaven, Great Bend, Kansas. Her family is appreciative of prayers. Click here to view her obituary.
• Sarah Henry, (Hilliard, OH, thesarahhenry@g​mail.com) wife of staff member Tom Henry, requests prayer for Shea Wallace, who is unresponsive but still holding on.