Dubbed the “Rally Nuns,” the Dominican Sisters of Mary Immaculate Province, a growing congregation of Vietnamese consecrated women religious in Houston, became a viral sensation when they filled the rows of Minute Maid Park.
Dominican Sisters
Tablet Talk July 14
Handmade Rosaries for Students; Ignatian Volunteer Corps; Bible study; Immaculate Conception, Astoria; Sister Gina Fleming, O.P.; Problem Solving with a Club on the Green
Oldest Sister on LI Dies At 106 Years of Age
Sister Grace Regina Wingenfeld, O.P., who at 106 was the oldest Religious Sister on Long Island, died Dec. 2.
Sister Jean Chapman, O.P
Sister Jean Chapman, O.P., 90, a member of the Dominican Sisters of Amityville, L.I., for 71 years, died Feb. 21. A Brooklyn native, she was raised in Richmond Hill.
Dominican Sisters to Mark Founder’s Day
In celebration of The “Order of Preachers” 800th anniversary, the Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville, L.I., will conduct Founders’ Day on Saturday, Sept. 10, at the motherhouse in Amityville.
Obituary: Sister Ana Maria Marrero, O.P.
Sister Ana Maria Marrero, O.P., 98 and a member of the Sisters of St. Dominic, Amityville, for 79 years, died May 2.
Time to Honor our Sisters
Students from St. Agnes Academic H.S., College Point, and St. John the Baptist H.S., West Islip, L.I., participated on a Youth Preaching Weekend March 11-13. The young people joined the Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville to celebrate National Catholic Sisters Week.
Teacher Told Students They Were Beautiful
In observance of Catholic Schools Week, I would like to acknowledge my role model. She is neither an actress, sports figure, nor a politician; rather, she is a Dominican nun, Sister Mary William Posthauer, O.P., who taught at Dominican Commercial H.S., Jamaica, when I was a student there many years ago.
Youth Preaching Weekend
Last fall, students from St. Agnes Academic H.S., College Point; Albertus Magnus H.S. in Rockland County; and St. John the Baptist H.S., West Islip, came to St. John the Baptist for a weekend of prayer, study and the forming of community.
Dominicans Connect With Pope’s Words (with slide show)
Caring for all of God’s creation is the theme of Pope Francis’ recent encyclical “Laudato si’.” It’s also been at the heart of a farming project conducted for the past 20 years by the Sisters of St. Dominic at their motherhouse in Amityville, L.I.
