Associate Spotlight

Fifth Grade teacher Beth Dennis seems to have found the perfect outlet for living out her commitment as a Dominican Associate. Her classroom at St Pius X Catholic school in Loudonville, NY is the setting where she talks to students about the values of Dominican Life...

Community By Elizabeth “Betty” Meyette, Dominican Associate “We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community.” ~ Dorothy Day When I meditate, I use the Loving Kindness Meditation. I start with...

Denise Stasio has been a member of the Houston Dominican Family* since its inception in 2008, but her Dominican roots go back even further. Denise grew up in Beaumont, Texas, and attended Catholic schools run by the Dominican Sisters of Houston through high school....

Milena Morales, the Director of Human Resources for the Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville, has been an associate of the Congregation for 18 years. “When I was a teenager, I wanted to be a nun, however, the only thing that stopped me was that I didn’t want to wear...

Associate James Mallare speaks at a recent Ritual of Acceptance for new Adrian Dominican Associates.  “I couldn’t be anything else but Dominican.” That was the conclusion that Adrian Dominican Associate James Mallare came to during a recent time of reflection. That...

Ginger Grancagnolo, a Caldwell Dominican associate for over twenty years, is a dynamic lecturer, author and private counselor. Forty-five years of experience in the field of education, psychology and theology has directed her in creating a sound practical approach in...

Adrian Dominican Associate Holly Lyman calls her current ministry “fun chaos. But it’s the most wonderful job I’ve had. It’s really a calling.” As Director of Community Health for the eight campuses of St. Rose Dominican Hospitals in Henderson and Las Vegas, Nevada,...

Heart to Heart Associate Carol Davide has been 'all in’ with the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill, a community dedicated to education, social justice, and spirituality, since her years at Cathedral High School in Manhattan. Here, she was first captivated by the Sisters'...

Rob Cammarata, an associate of the Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville,  will be leading a special workshop called “Faith Divided: Christian Nationalism and the Challenge of Catholic Social Teaching” on April 10 at 7PM via Zoom sponsored by the We Move Forward...