Sister Spotlight – Sister Mary Therese Napolitan, OP
“I try to find joy in everything. Whatever comes my way, I try and accept it and be a joyful person. I don’t let hard times affect my joy. I’ve had some disappointments, but you deal with it. The world’s not perfect. When things get a little tough, I just pray a little more.”
Sister Michael Thomas Watson, OP Celebrates a Century of Life
September 16, 2026, marked a major
milestone for Sister Michael Thomas Watson, OP, as she celebrated 100 years of life
while surrounded by Adrian Dominican Sisters and Associates, Co-workers, former
colleagues, and friends. Sister Michael Thomas was celebrating a life dedicated to God;
the Adrian Dominican Sisters; and the numerous students, colleagues, patients,
pastors, and friends.
Sister Spotlight – Sister Hyunjung Kim, M. M.
For the past 10 years, Sister Hyunjung Kim, M.M., has served the people of East Timor where access to healthcare remains a daily struggle for many families living in remote
mountain villages.
Sister Spotlight – Sister Susan Karina Dickey, OP
When Sr. Karina was first visiting the Springfield Dominicans, before she had decided to join them, Sr. Santina DeLuca told her, “It’s a beautiful life for those called to it.” Nearly 30 years later, Sr. Karina knows what she meant. The life she once came to explore has become the life she continues to choose – and, in her words, she continues to feel that she is living God’s call as a Dominican Sister of Springfield.
Sinsinawa Heritage Exhibit Opens at Dominican University Honoring 27 Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters
Twenty-seven Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters who left their mark on Dominican University (DU), River Forest, IL, and the community over the last 125 years are now immortalized in a new heritage exhibit on campus.
Sister Spotlight – Sister Pat Ryan, M. M.
When Sister Pat Ryan M.M. learned about the contaminated water that was harming the people, animals, and vegetation in Puno, Peru, she had to do something.
Sister Spotlight – Sister Katrina Lamkin
At the end of her sabbatical after much prayer and dialog, Sister Katrina started her ministry at the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry in mid-February and volunteers five days a week.
Sr. Susan Olson Performs with Former Students
Sr. Susan Olson, OP recently reunited with some of her former University of Texas-San Antonio students for a moving performance of the Craig Hella Johnson’s Considering Matthew Shepard – an oratorio written about the murder of Shepard in 1998.
Sister Spotlight – Sister Nazia Shafi, OP
Today, Sr. Nazia serves in Loreto, Pakistan — the very village where her vocation first began. Surrounded once again by the people, fields, and faith community that shaped her childhood, she sees God’s hand woven through every chapter of her life.
Sister Spotlight – Sister Vincent DuBois, OP
Sister Vincent DuBois, OP, will be inducted into the U.S. Speedskating Hall of Fame posthumously on May 29, 2026. At 19 years old, Elizabeth (a.k.a. Vincent) competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY, earning first place in the 1,000-meter event. Her mother said, “I really believe that I was more thrilled than Elizabeth. She is quiet and inclined to underestimate her own ability.