women who desire to become the prayer that we
pray, both individually and communally. We have a
passion for justice, a desire to be in right relationship
with God, one another, and the earth. Our ministries
are as diverse and creative as are the gifts and talents
of our members. We serve primarily in Michigan,
New Mexico as well as in 17 other states and in
Peru and Honduras. Join our Sisters and Associates
in preaching the Gospel! Sr. Katheryn Sleziak, O.P.,
2025 East Fulton, Grand Rapids, MI 49503-3895;
(616) 643-0378; e-mail: ksleziak@grdominicans.org.
Visit our website: www.grdominicans.org.
See ad on page 41. Code #018.
Dominican Sisters (O.P.)—Mission San Jose,
Fremont, CA Is God calling you to a BOLD
Awakening? Is there a “God hunger” within you?
Does the love of God tug at your heart? Does a “one
soul and one heart in God” community resonate
with your deepest desires and greatest hopes?
Contact the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose
(Order of Preachers)—joyful Gospel women whose
prayer, study, community, and ministry empower
them to preach Jesus Christ by varied missions
of evangelization and education that promote
justice and peace. Inspired by Saint Dominic, Saint
Catherine of Siena, and foundress Mother Pia Backes,
we center our lives on the Word of God, contemplate
God’s Truth, and share it with others. We serve in
education, pastoral, health care, social service, peace
and justice and media ministries. Preferentially, we
serve those who are young, poor or vulnerable in
the United States, Mexico, and Guatemala. Initial
contact: Sr. Pauline Bouton, (510)789-7079 or
vocations@msjdominicans.org; Vocation Director:
Sr. Marcia Krause, (510) 933-6333; 43326 Mission
Blvd., Fremont, CA 94539-5829. Visit our website:
www.msjdominicans.org.
See ad on page 41. Code #018.
Dominican Sisters (O.P.)—Racine, WI In
harmony with our Dominican heritage of study
and contemplation, we strive to be listeners and
bearers of God’s Word. We are women “committed
to truth and compelled to justice” who serve by our
life-giving presence in areas of education, pastoral
and retreat ministry, spiritual guidance, health
care, and social justice. We stand in solidarity with
people who are oppressed and alienated by unjust
systems. At this urgent time in the church and global
community, Racine Dominicans invite others to
join them in community life, prayer, and ministry.
Contact: Sister Kathy Slesar, O.P., 5635 Erie Street,
Racine, WI 54302-1900; (262) 898-4083; e-mail:
vocations@racinedominicans.org; website: www.
racinedominicans.org. Also visit us on Facebook:
facebook.com/RacineOP.
See ad on page 41. Code #018.
VISION 2013
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Dominican Sisters (O.P.)—San Rafael, CA Since
1850 the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael have
been a vital part of the history and development
of California, its people, and its church. We have
established convents, schools, and hospitals
throughout California and Nevada. We are committed
to the Mission of Dominic: to proclaim God’s Word
in our world. We serve in a broad array of ministries:
education, health care, social service, pastoral care,
advocacy for justice, and spiritual guidance. With our
lives rooted in God’s truth and love, we are dedicated
to proclaiming the Gospel in a world full of people
who hunger and thirst for God’s love. We celebrate
our calling as preachers and we welcome other
women to join us in community and ministry. Sr.
Patricia Farrell, O.P., 1520 Grand Avenue, San Rafael,
CA 94901-2236; (415) 257-4939; fax: (415) 453-
8367; e-mail: vocations@sanrafaelop.org; website:
www.sanrafaelop.org.
Dominican Sisters (O.P.)—Sinsinawa, WI As
Dominicans we trace our roots to the 13th century
when St. Dominic founded the Order of Preachers
(O.P.). That provides us with nearly 800 years of
history as members of a worldwide Dominican Family.
Our U.S. congregation was founded in Wisconsin
by an Italian Dominican missionary, Samuel
Mazzuchelli, O.P. in 1847. Fr. Samuel, currently
recognized as “Venerable,” is well on his way to
being named a saint by the Vatican. Today more than
500 Dominican Sisters from Sinsinawa are “called
to proclaim the Gospel through the ministry of
preaching and teaching in order to participate in
the building of a holy and just society” and minister
in dioceses all over the United States and in Bolivia,
Italy, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago. Share in the
vitality of Dominican life. Contact: Sr. Jeri Cashman,
585 County Road Z, Sinsinawa, WI 53824; e-mail:
jericashman@gmail.com. Please visit us at: www.
sinsinawa.org; www.facebook.com/sinsinawa; www.
catherinescafe.blogspot.com.
See ad on page 41. Code #018.
Dominican Sisters (O.P.)—Sparkill, NY We are
Women Making a Difference! We are joyful, itinerant
preachers who use our individual gifts and interests
to empower the poor, oppressed and spiritually
deprived. We use our gifts in teaching and nursing,
as pastoral ministers, campus ministers, childcare
providers, housing administrators and social workers
to Proclaim the Good News. Our ministries expand
throughout the United States as well as in Pakistan.
Listen for your call and respond. Contact: Sr. Kathleen
Logan, O.P., 175 Route 340, Sparkill, NY 10976; (845)
359-4136; e-mail: Kathy.logan@sparkill.org; website:
www.sparkill.org.
See ad on page 41. Code #018.
Dominican Sisters (O.P.)—Springfield, IL We,
Dominican Sisters of Springfield, Illinois, are rooted in
the mission of Jesus. Filled with the joy of the Gospel
we are committed to bringing hope to our world. As
St. Dominic did in 13th century Spain, we preach
the Gospel in our own time and place, centered in
prayer, study, ministry, and community life. We serve
in Illinois, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, South
Dakota, Washington, DC and Peru, South America.
If you are a woman 18 to 34 and would like more
information please contact: Sr. Teresa Marron, O.P.,
Vocation Director, 700 Ashland Ave., Chicago Heights,
IL 60411; (708) 207-1874; e-mail: srteresa@spdom.
org; website: www.springfieldop.org. See our web ad
at www.VocationNetwork.org.
See ads on pages 41, 119. Code #019.
Dominican Sisters (O.P.)—Tacoma, WA Nourished
by prayer and study, supported by community, and
energized by ministry we, the Dominican Sisters of
Tacoma, are committed to preaching the Gospel of
Jesus Christ. As a community, we preach Jesus’ love
and compassion to the people of God through our
diverse ministries in Washington, Oregon, California.
These ministries include education, health care,
ministry to the developmentally delayed (L’Arche),
social service, housing, ministry to undocumented
people, women’s spirituality (Catherine Place), campus
ministry, parish ministry, and literacy tutoring. In our
Mission Statement we have pledged ourselves “. . .
.to collaborate in networks of spiritual, educational,
and political commitment to create a just society that
addresses basic human needs and ends the violence that
erodes our planet.” We invite and welcome women who
have come alive in the Word of God and who share our
joy and energy for preaching the Good News of Jesus
to God’s people everywhere. Come; create your future
with us! Sr. Gretta Woodlock, O.P., 935 Fawcett Ave.,
S., Tacoma, WA 98402; (253) 579-4060; fax: (253)
272-8790; e-mail: gretta@tacomaop.org; website: www.
tacomaop.org.
See ad on page 41. Code #018.
Dominican Sisters of Divine Providence A
contemplative-active community. Our main purpose
as religious is to be deeply immersed in God through a
serious prayer life. The specific work of the community
is the spreading of the Kingdom of God through the
apostolate of teaching. Our apostolic work flows from,
alternates with, and is sustained by our prayer life. In
a joyful and relaxing atmosphere we work together,
share our gifts, and recognize and appreciate one
another’s contributions and uniqueness. To contact
us: 25 Harmony School Road, Flemington, NJ 08822;
(908) 782-1504; fax: (908) 788-7394; e-mail: smtolp@
yahoo.com.
See ad on page 39. Code #022.
WOMEN’S COMMUNITIES
Dominican Sisters of Oakford (O.P.) The
Dominican Sisters of Oakford are an international
missionary congregation affiliated to the Dominican
Order. The congregation was founded in 1889
on a small farm in Oakford, Natal (now known
as Kwa-Zulu Natal) South Africa. Rooted in the
mission of Jesus, Oakford Sisters are formed in
the spirit of St. Dominic and are consecrated
women of the Church at the service of God’s
Kingdom. Oakford Sisters are known for their
lives of sacrificial service, readiness, versatility
and complete availability to meet the needs of the
Church manifested in the circumstances of the
times. The Dominican Sisters of Oakford currently
serve the Church in the countries of South Africa,
Germany, the United States, and England, in the
areas of health care, social work, pastoral care,
parish ministry and youth ministry. Vocation
Contact Ministry: Sr. Polly Torrino, O.P., 83820
Yosemite Dr., Indio, CA 92203; (760) 564-2598;
e-mail: sisteractopisapoloniatorrino@yahoo.com;
website: www.oakforddominicans.org.
See ad on page 41. Code #018.
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Dominican Sisters of Peace (O.P.) We are
Dominican Sisters whose charism of preaching flows
from our contemplation, study, and community.
We are 550 Sisters and 450 Associates who live
and minister in 29 states and in Honduras, Kenya,
Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, and Vietnam. We are
committed to greater involvement in the global
community, simplicity of life, and itinerancy. Our
diverse ministries include education, health care,
social work, spiritual direction, and parish-based
ministries, among others. We serve in colleges,
high schools, elementary schools, literacy centers,
ecology and spiritual outreach centers, parishes,
prisons, and more. We work to create environments
of peace by promoting non-violence, unity in
diversity, reconciliation, and justice through
