Albuquerque

  • Sister Inspiration: Chela Gonzalez, OP

    Sister Inspiration: Chela Gonzalez, OP

    February 7, 2020

    My entire work life has been in ministry – and I always aspired to do ministry at the diocesan level. And because I have such a love for study and learning, I took courses, earned certificates, attended workshops, and pursued advanced degrees in theology, formation and spirituality — in order to better prepare myself for […]

  • Sister Inspiration: Quiet Activist Angelina Abeyta, OP

    Sister Inspiration: Quiet Activist Angelina Abeyta, OP

    January 31, 2020

    In the early 1980s, Sister Angelina Abeyta’s attention was on the turmoil in Central America. Grand Rapids Dominican Sister Angelina recalled: “A Sister of Charity Missionary shared first-hand experiences of the turmoil in the countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. She showed us graphic photos of mutilated bodies, the activity of death squads. It […]

  • Sister Inspiration: Eva Silva, OP

    Sister Inspiration: Eva Silva, OP

    June 14, 2019

    My primary role in my ministry as a psychotherapist is to be the listener and privileged witness to the stories people share. CG Jung had these words inscribed over the entrance to his house in Kusnacht. It is the same knowing that I have, as I welcome a client into my office. Bidden or not, […]

  • Services for Sister Phyllis Lopez, OP

    Services for Sister Phyllis Lopez, OP

    October 22, 2018

    Sister Phyllis Lopez entered eternal life on October 20, 2018 at the age of 85 after 64 years of religious life. We commend Sister Phyllis to your prayers. Remembering Service: Tuesday, October 23 at 7:00 pm Dominican Chapel at Marywood Funeral Mass: Wednesday, October 24 at 11:00 am Dominican Chapel at Marywood Sr. Phyllis’ life […]

  • Eileen Jaramillo, OP Honored by New Mexico VA

    Eileen Jaramillo, OP Honored by New Mexico VA

    August 2, 2018

    Stewarding God’s Grace The theme was “Volunteers are the HEART of Our Team”. Attendees at the New Mexico Veterans’ Administration Healthcare System Volunteer Recognition Celebration on July 23, 2018, enjoyed a wonderful banquet honoring the volunteers who give their time and compassion every day to our veterans. Sister Eileen Jaramillo, O.P., of Albuquerque, was one […]

  • A Jubilarian Shares Her Story: Sr. John Therese Kusba, OP

    A Jubilarian Shares Her Story: Sr. John Therese Kusba, OP

    July 6, 2018

    The second child of John and Theresa Kusba, Dolores Therese Mary was born June 11, 1928. She had two brothers, one older and one younger. She learned self-defense by joining the boys’ sports. Dolores attended grade school at St. Rita, Saginaw and St. Joseph High School. Her teachers were Grand Rapids Dominicans. Recognizing that God […]

  • Sister Bernice Garcia

    Sister Bernice Garcia

    October 7, 2009

    Dominican Sr. Bernice Garcia was in the fourth grade when she knew she wanted to be a religious sister. Now 72, she has witnessed the trajectory of religious life through the latter part of the 20th century into the 21st and the concurrent changes in church life. She was parish administrator, effectively the pastor, of […]