Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville

10/31/2026

🌟✨ 250 Sisters Who Shaped the USA: Mother Augustine Neuhierl, OP ✨🌟

🇩🇪 In 1859, Mother Augustine Neuhierl, one of four German Sisters who immigrated to the United States, established Holy Rosary Convent on Second Street in New York City.

🏡 This convent became the Motherhouse of the Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary, laying the foundation for a lasting Dominican presence that would later move to Newburgh, NY. Her pioneering spirit and dedication helped plant the seeds of a growing Dominican community in America. 🌱

🇺🇸 Join us as we celebrate 250 Dominican Sisters whose faith, courage, service, and gifts helped shape the United States! ✨

10/31/2026

🌟✨ 250 Sisters Who Shaped the USA: Sr. Glenn Anne McPhee, OP ✨🌟

📚 For over 50 years, Sister Glenn Anne ministered in elementary and high schools, serving in archdiocesan and diocesan offices as Superintendent and Chancellor. She also served as Secretary of Education for the USCCB for six years.

🎓 Her dedication to education has impacted thousands of teachers, students, families, and the Church. We are grateful for her leadership, wisdom, and compassionate heart! ❤️

🇺🇸 Join us as we celebrate 250 Dominican Sisters whose faith, courage, service, and gifts helped shape the United States! ✨

10/30/2026

This is truly a wonderful resource for those looking for a reflection on the Word from a contemplative Dominican priest. This is a safe space to hear, ponder and sit in reflection with the Gospel each day. Listen to "The Word from My Heritage" with Father Clint of the Order of Preachers.

Daily reflection based on the Gospel. Click to read The Word from My Hermitage, by Fr. Clint, O.P., a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

10/29/2026

🏫✨ 250 Sisters Who Shaped the USA: Mother Louis O’Donnell, OP 🇺🇸

🌟 Mother Louis O’Donnell, OP, served an extraordinary 42-year term as Major Superior of the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael from 1887 to 1929. Through her visionary leadership, she helped guide the congregation from its frontier beginnings toward new opportunities in higher education and healthcare.

🏛️ In 1889, Mother Louis moved the congregation’s center from Benicia to San Rafael, paving the way for what would become Dominican College. Her commitment to education helped lay the foundation for generations of students to learn and grow.

🏥 She also expanded the Sisters’ mission into healthcare, overseeing the opening of St. Joseph’s Hospital in Stockton in 1899 and St. Mary’s Hospital in Reno in 1912. Through these efforts, Mother Louis helped extend compassionate care and educational opportunities to communities across the West. 🌎

🌱 Her legacy reflects the lasting impact of Dominican leadership, rooted in faith and a willingness to respond to the changing needs of the people they served. ✨

🇺🇸 Join us as we celebrate 250 Dominican Sisters whose faith, courage, service, and gifts helped shape the United States! 🌟

10/28/2026

Sister Flor and Sister Diane Capuano were witnesses of love on a special panel at an event entitled: “Entrusted with the Light of Compassion,” held at St.John’s University on October 24th sponsored by Heart to Heart Ministry.
Heart to Heart is a ministry of love and healing that began as an inspiration to share prayer moments in many creative ways more than two decades ago.

More than 140 people attended this event. "It was truly a day of celebrating compassion and recommitting ourselves to sharing heart to heart Jesus’ mercy, peace, justice, and hope in our world," said Sister Ave Clark. Homemade refreshments sure made everyone feel joy-filled too.

10/28/2026

Associate Anna Mary Norton’s former student is now an author!
"In the 1950s Father James McDonald CSSR, was one of my 72 first-grade students at Saint Clement Pope School in South Ozone Park," said Anna Mary. "He has become an inspirational preacher and retreat giver. Today he has written an inspirational booklet, “Awakened by Grace...Advent and Christmas Devotions," which is being published by LIGUORI Publications."

Order one today or as a gift for someone, and have a blessed Advent! Call 800-325-9521 or go to the Liguori website.

10/28/2026

Michael Hoffner -- friend of Sister Jean Peter Olsen -- Publishes "Peace Be With You."

"Living in community at Hope House Ministries of Port Jefferson saved my life," said Michael Hoffner, a friend of the late Sister Jean Peter Olsen, who ministered at Hope House. "Not just because it is where I got clean. But because it is where my spiritual roots were established. It is where I learned the truth that we heal together - in community, not by ourselves. It is where I got in touch with a part of myself that was buried and lost beneath a pile of insecurity and pain. I didn’t just find God; I found myself and came back to life. I am glad I get to share about this journey in my new book."

To find out more or to purchase the book, go to michaelhoffner.com/shop.

10/27/2026

📚✨ 250 Sisters Who Shaped the USA: Sr. Wilhelmina Huston, OP 🇺🇸

🎓 Sr. Wilhelmina Huston, OP, dedicated her life to education, preserving Dominican history, and strengthening her community. She helped establish a four-year high school program at St. Paul’s in Daytona Beach, Florida, and later taught in schools in the Bronx and Providence. 🍎

📚 At Dominican College, she transformed the Sisters’ small collection of spiritual books into a college library, serving as head librarian until 1969. She also spent eight years as Coordinating Officer of the Pro Deo Association, supporting the wider Dominican mission. 🤝

🗂️ As Community Archivist, Sr. Wilhelmina researched the history of the Sisters of St. Dominic of Blauvelt and helped establish the identity of their foundress, Mother Mary Ann Sammon. By sharing Dominican history with younger Sisters, she helped ensure that the community’s stories and legacy would be carried forward for generations. ❤️

🌟 Her life reminds us that preserving our history and sharing knowledge are powerful ways to strengthen a community and inspire its future.

🇺🇸✨ Join us as we celebrate 250 Dominican Sisters whose faith, courage, service, and gifts helped shape the United States! ❤️

10/27/2026

PLease support this upcoming Gala on November 6th.
$500 toward airline ticket purchase of your choice
$200 Gas purchase
$100 Amazon purchase
$75 Trader Joe purchase
$25 for Starbucks purchase!
Help us provide the best programming available for all of our conferences as well as online programming that will be offered throughout the year! Please send your checks to me at the Motherhouse or if easier, put your ticket/raffles money in an envelope and leave it in my mailbox in the Motherhouse!

We greatly appreciate your help in making Dominican Youth Movement USA an elite organization that brings our Dominican charism to young people throughout the country and encourages them to always "Preach with the Pulpit of their Lives."
In Dominic and Catherine, Gina Fleming, OP
https://givebutter.com/c/DYMUSA_Gala2026

10/27/2026

Dr. Phyllis Zagano - an advocate for the restoration of women deacons in the Catholic tradition -- is interviewed in this latest podcast from We Move Forward Together. This conversation with Dr. Zagano of Long Island explores the long history of women in the diaconate, the current Vatican and synodal conversation about women in church leadership, and how Catholic social teaching shapes the church’s response to real-world problems.

Dr. Phyllis Zagano on Women Deacons, Dominican Charism, and the Fut...