News & Events

Over 130 Dominican Sisters, including 15 from Sinsinawa, gathered in Columbus, OH, June 27–30, 2023, to explore new ways of engaging their future together as the Dominican Sisters Conference (DSC). Click here to read articles

In September, Maureen McDonnell, OP; Eileen Brynda OP; and Associate Katherine Lawler (pictured at right, from left) attended the Alliance to End Human Trafficking (AEHT) conference in Skokie, IL. This group has recently been renamed to AEHT as in the past it was...

In October, the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa Leadership Council approved the transfer of St. Dominic’s Bell from Sinsinawa Mound to St. Joseph Church on County Road Z, Sinsinawa. Samuel Mazzuchelli, OP, originally purchased the bell in 1851 for St. Dominic Church at...

In September, Colleen Settles, OP, received the Edgewood College 2023 Dominican Mission Award. Joining her at the award ceremony were (from left) Sr. Erica Jordan, Sr. Joyce Poeschl, Associate Eileen Murphy, Associate Jean Heinrichs, Kathleen Tait (Colleen’s sister),...

Dominican Sisters and Associates of Sinsinawa and friends stood at the corner of Monroe Street and Edgewood Avenue in Madison, WI, on Tuesdays from 11:30 a.m. to noon during the holiday season to demonstrate as a silent, prayerful presence calling for peace in...

October 27 was a day set aside by Pope Francis in which he asked people around the world to find time to pray for world peace. The faculty, staff, and students at Hope Rural School, Indiantown, FL, gathered around their peace pole that day and prayed for world peace,...

In October, several Sisters attended the Milwaukee County signing of the bill for the Rights of Nature. Milwaukee is the first and only county in Wisconsin to have such a bill. Pictured at the signing are (from left) Rita Schmidt, SSJ-OSF; Pat Sullivan, OP; Colleen...

On Sept. 10, Christina Araujo, OP, received a certificate of appreciation from the Touch of Christ deaf community in Trinidad as they celebrated their 30-year anniversary. The award reads, “In appreciation of your outstanding dedication and commitment and in...

The Archdiocese of Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich held the annual Keep Hope Alive benefit event Nov. 30 at St. Ignatius College Prep, Chicago. The benefit supports the archdiocese’s local immigration ministries. In attendance were (from left) Judy Seiberlich, OP;...

Class Shares Memories of Eventful Year by Patricia A. Bauch, OP Not many teachers have the opportunity to revisit their 8th-grade class 54 years after teaching them. It came as a surprise when I received an email from Mike DeBauche asking me to travel to Green Bay,...

In November, Toni Harris, OP, agreed to join Judy Schaefer, OP, as a Co-Promoter of the Cause of Venerable Father Samuel Mazzuchelli, OP. “Together with our prayers, we hope to move the Cause forward,” said Prioress Tina Heltsley, OP. “Thank you to all who have worked...

Online Discernment Opportunities Continue by the Relationships for Mission Team An ongoing opportunity the Relationships for Mission Office has provided since September is drop-in online discernment. We invite women ages 19 to 45 to join Dominican Sisters on the...

Villa Bustling with Activities by Deb Bomyea, OP, and Coni LaBarbera, Associate Warm greetings from St. Dominic Villa at Sinsinawa. We continue to minister through presence at the many events our activities director prepares—Bingo; music from Tom, Lou, Janet, and the...

Jean Tranel, OP What is your current ministry? I am retired and 94 years old. What do you love most about being a Dominican Sister of Sinsinawa? Our life of prayer (communal and private). Our presence—being with each other to pray, to share, to celebrate, to support,...

Sisters and coworkers attended the Nov. 18 Attitude of Gratitude fundraising event at the Grand River Center, Dubuque, IA. Success stories of women and children from Maria House and Teresa Shelter at Opening Doors, Dubuque, were celebrated as live and silent auctions...

Throughout November, several Dominican Veritas Ministries (DVM) ceremonies took place at Sinsinawa Dominican sponsored institutions to ritualize the transfer of sponsorship from the Congregation to DVM. On Nov. 15, Whitefish Bay’s (WI) Dominican High School (DHS)...

Negotiations Move Forward with Roux and Lucia Deli & Bakery   The Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa are in the process of downsizing their building space usage at Sinsinawa Mound. The building that houses the kitchen and bakery at Sinsinawa is in negotiations to...

Mound Center Events Paused, Bakery Negotiations Taking Shape Major changes are taking shape at Sinsinawa Mound. The Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa are in the process of updating and reallocating space in the Stone and Convent buildings for future use by the...

In 2016, Pope Francis wrote an encyclical called Laudato Si’. Many of us have read and studied and been inspired by it; however, the encyclical has not yet had the impact that it should have had. Much was written about it; many applauded its...

In 1847, two women responded to an invitation by Father Samuel Mazzuchelli, OP, and thus began the Sinsinawa Dominican Congregation of the Most Holy Rosary in southwest Wisconsin. Since that time, more than 3,400 women have made profession as Dominican Sisters of...

The Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa unveiled a new congregation logo in December, featuring the familiar, traditional Dominican shield with a modern edge. The public can expect to see this new look on the congregation website, social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter,...

The Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa are working with McCullough Creative to update and relocate the Father Samuel Mazzuchelli, OP: Tracing a Journey exhibit and the Telling Our Story heritage exhibit at Sinsinawa Mound. Both exhibits will remain open to the public and...